Building a Successful Municipal Urban Wood Program

Join us to learn about successful urban wood programs from Urban Wood professional Dwayne Sperber and WI DNR Urban Forestry Coordinator Elton Rogers, and learn how to maximize the full worth of urban and community trees. Discuss strategies, practices, and partnerships that have reduced operation and disposal costs while building community awareness and connection to the essential qualities of urban and community forests and their resources.

Along with providing beauty and environmental benefits for the more than 80% of Americans who live in urban areas, urban and community forests provide a habitat for wildlife and, arguably, even greater ecological benefits as trees reach end of life. When trees in the urban forest are removed for reasons other than harvest, their “urban wood” can be captured and incorporated back into the built environment, completing this virtuous circle.

Come and learn how the growing urban wood industry is creating and expanding opportunities for urban…