“Cities are starting to understand and accept the value in this.” Hickman also heads the Michigan chapter of the Urban Wood Network, a group of industry leaders and local officials who work to coordinate recycling efforts.It's our goal to salvage trees that are already being cut down and turn them into furniture.” Urban Hardwoods acquires logs from tree service companies and employs 11 workers who operate its sawmill, warehouse, kiln and workshop.“There's a huge volume of urban wood out there to be recycled, and historically, there haven't been processes in place to use that wood efficiently and economically,” said Kari Divine, the Urban Wood Network’s executive director.Galvin also served as a consultant on the Baltimore Wood Project, a U.S. Forest Service-led effort to promote urban wood reclamation that highlighted the city's work.With plans to scale up its workforce and equipment, it’s targeting $350,000 in annual revenue from sales of its products to the public, which will be reinvested into the city’s forestry efforts."