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Closing the Loop on Urban Wood Utilization
Closing the Loop on Urban Wood Utilization Bringing the Urban Forest Full Circle Conference - 2016 Amy Hall Photography Ian Brown Urban Forestry District Manager City of Milwaukee Milwaukee Urban Forest City of Milwaukee – Forestry Section Mission: “To efficiently manage the urban landscape to provide a better quality of life for our citizens and visitors. This effort seeks to maximize the environmental and psychological benefits of the urban forest, while enhancing both landscape and property values.” Responsibilities Maintain 120 miles of landscaped boulevards Design, Plant, and maintain annual flower and perennial flower and shrub beds Turf mowing and maintenance Irrigation installation and repair City of Milwaukee Forestry Maintain 193,000 street and Boulevard trees Planting Pruning Removals Tree Inventory Software Web-based software Track individual trees Archived history Tree Inventory Software Tree Management Trees managed for urban benefits 6-year pruning cycle Multiple ‘end of life’ options Disposal Options Historically “Wood Waste” Shift to “Wood Resource” $47/ton for disposal $25/ton for transport Disposal Options VS The Urban Wood ‘Story’ Horigan Urban Forest Products Wudeward Urban Forest Products Urban Ecology Center Milwaukee Urban Wood Wudeward Urban Forest Products Horigan Urban Forest Products Kettle Moraine Hardwoods Urban Wood Encounter Wudeward Urban Forest Products Clock Shadow Building $7 million commercial building “Living Building” goal Amy Hall Photography Clock Shadow Building Fix Development UWM Children’s Learning Center Wudeward Urban Forest Products Direct Supply Headquarters Wudeward Urban Forest Products Direct Supply Headquarters Wudeward Urban Forest Products Milwaukee Public Library Mequon Outpost Mequon Collectivo Coffee Milwaukee Honey Locust Table Milwaukee Honey Locust Table Milwaukee Honey Locust Table Milwaukee Honey Locust Table Bay View Lumber Company Creation Fall 2014 Hoppe Urban Wood Lab Established Fall 2014 Off the shelf or mill to order Local artist showroom Hoppe/Habitat ReStore Partnership Began 2014 Consignment arrangement Revenue generator Questions? Clock Shadow Building – Amy Hall Photography Ian Brown ian.brown@milwaukee.gov (414) 286-8233
