I. MUNICIPAL WOOD RECYCLING PROGRAMS II. MUNICIPAL WOOD RECYCLING REFERENCES
III. URBAN FOREST SAWMILLS The following list is being generated to provide municipalities with a list of sawmills that focus exclusively on milling wood from our community and urban forests. These sawmills have chosen to specialize in creating wood products from trees grown exclusively within our communities. They provide services of milling, transport, woodworking and/or basically converting the trees in our back yards to useable products. The trees in our backyard that provided us with shade, wildlife with homes and protected our urban soils can now live on as a piece of furniture, a bench, or flooring in your own home. This listing is for municipal and citizen use and does not constitute an endorsement by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources of any company listed. The list is being generated as a service to Illinois citizens and as a means of informing people of the opportunities for using urban wood. Horigan Urban Forest Products Geographic Region: Northeastern Illinois within 100 miles of Chicago area Species (listing does not guarantee availability- contact sawmill for a list of currently available species): ash, black alder, river birch, black cherry, elm, hackberry, shagbark hickory, Kentucky coffeetree, larch, linden, cucumber magnolia, Norway maple, silver maple, sugar maple, mulberry, red oak, white oak, persimmon, poplar, spruce, sycamore, and black walnut. Nelson Woodworks Geographic Region: all of Illinois mostly Central and Southern Illinois Species (listing does not guarantee availability - contact sawmill for a list of currently available species): Kiln dried curly maple, walnut, cherry, cedar, and hard maple; Green and dried turning stock, cottonwood bark for carving; may have unique woods such as flaming box elder, Osage orange and fruit tree wood; also wide lumber of varied species. Good Hardwood Supply Company Inc. & G.H. Woodworking and Sawmill Geographic Region: Northeastern Illinois within 100 miles of Chicago area Full millwork services available. Ranging from mantles, custom doors, and heirloom furniture with your wood. Hardwoods and softwoods available. Call for inventory. This list is not all inclusive. If your sawmill exclusively mills urban/community/public land grown trees and you want to be included on the IDNR Urban and Community Forestry website, please contact: Reinee Hildebrandt at reinee.hildebrandt@illinois.gov and provide information including: Company name, contact name, company address/city/state/zip; phone numbers; fax numbers; e-mail; company website; geographic region of Illinois served; Services provided; species utilized or marketed and if available a map of your location. For more information about Illinois sawmills and portable sawmill operations check out the links here. |
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