Educational Events for NCUWG in 2023

In late February, the NC Urban Wood Group's Advisory Committee discussed educational events for 2023. No dates are finalized but below are the learning opportunities we are now planning. Stay tuned for more details!

• Spring Webinar: How to create and operate storage facilities for felled urban trees (collection yards) and milled urban lumber (warehouses).
• Summer Webinar: How to increase the profitability of an urban wood business.
• Annual Great NC Tree Conference, 7 September: How to engage tree care workers in the urban wood movement.
• Fall Webinar: Results of Frederik Laleicke's (NCSU Wood Utilization Specialst) case study analyses for the creation of a Wood Bank 2.0 in North Carolina.

The Advisory Committee is also organizing a Summer Workshop. The purpose of this workshop is share community success stories in the urban wood movement and hopefully find opportunities for new partnerships. Both Damon Barron, owner of Carolina Urban Lumber (Charlotte), and Avery Earwood, owner of Wild Edge Wood Craft (Rougemont), have offered a tour of their milling and woodworking facilities.

If you have topics to suggest for next year's webinar series and in-person workshop, please email Kathryn Reis.

Considerations in Drying Hardwood Lumber

Need to better understand the value of kiln drying urban wood? The University of Missouri Extension has an excellent online resource to answer your questions.

Hank Stezler is a Forestry State Specialist in Missouri and reports on the following topics:

• Why air-drying lumber has nearly phased out.
• Three factors needed for wood to dry.
• Role of the accelerated drying process.
• Review of accelerated drying techniques, from conventional kilns to a suite of specialty methods.

Podcast of Urban Wood Miller in California

Former software engineer, Josh O'Brien, discusses with Tom Wilmer of NPR how he switched careers and became a miller and artisan of urban wood in California.

Wilmer hosts the podcast Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer. During this particular podcast he explores:

• The carbon sequestration value of urban lumber.
• O'Brien's approach to salvaging wood damaged by wildfires.
• How O'Brien established a long-standing partnership with arborists.
• Value of joining an Urban Wood Network Chapter.

NC Urban Wood Group

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NC Urban Wood Group Advisory Council

Damon Barron, Carolina Urban Lumber

Avery Earwood, Wild Edge Woodcraft

Steve Larosiliere, Acres of Timber

Loring McIntyre, McIntyre Farms, LLC

Randall Williams, Fireside Farm & Sawmill

Frederik Laleicke, NCSU Cooperative Extension

Barry New, NC Forest Service

Andrew Plenninger, NC Forest Service

Leslie Moorman, NC Urban Forest Council

The NC Urban Wood Chip is prepared by Kathryn B. Reis, Program Assistant for the North Carolina Urban Forest Council