The Urban Wood Exchange is part of the Urban Hardwood Recovery Project grant awarded to Sustainable Resource Management, Inc (SRM) by the Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry, U.S. Forest Service. Through this project, SRMs Founder, Brian Knox trains urban foresters and tree professionals to recognize and capture the highest use and value contained within urban tree stems. This website then connects them to outlets for well-manufactured wood products and related services. This project builds on the success of the Hardwood Value Improvement Project, which trained foresters, saw mills and loggers to gain the most value of each log cut. We offer training throughout the mid-Atlantic region, including Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio and the District of Columbia. Goals of the project include reducing the level of waste of potently valuable wood, producing local sustainable lumber for municipal projects, reducing costs associated with removal and disposal of urban trees, and reducing the urban carbon footprint. For more information, click here.

Our Training Program

In today's world of urban tree canopy management there is no one-size-fits-all solution. Each municipality and situation has its own set of constraints and variables. In order to make an informed decision about how to utilize a given tree stem, it is necessary to have a basic understanding of the processes that will determine the end product. This one day, hands-on training will help Urban Foresters and Tree Professionals build the skills necessary to make informed decisions about how they can utilize tree stems to their highest use in any given market and how to find and create higher uses and better markets. For more information, click here.