Urban Wood Repurposing at Michigan State University
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Paul SwartzCampus Arborist
Infrastructure Planning and Facilities and Department of Forestry
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About Trees at MSU
• 2,100 acre campus
• 3,000 acres of farms south of the main campus.
• Over 24,200 trees
• 1,885 different taxa in the MSU tree collection.
• Vast and invaluable resource for teaching, studying and conducting research.
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Former Wood Utilization Model
• Trees and branches are chipped.
• Chips have been used as landscaping mulch or burned in the Power Plant as biomass.
• These methods release carbon dioxide.
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Urban WoodMunicipalities and the U.S. Forest Service have teamed up in response to the spread of the Emerald Ash Borer to develop urban wood resources and markets for new products.
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Sustainable Wood Recovery InitiativeCross-functional collaborative formed to look at processes and development of comprehensive business plan for urban wood utilization on campus.
Governance
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• Develop a model recovery and repurposing supply-chain system for trees removed from MSU for the development of value added products that provide economic, environmental and social benefits to the MSU community.
• Create a comprehensive campus tree management system that expands the current tree inventory, maintenance, and removal practices to include wood recovery and utilization. Move from "cradle-to-grave" to recycling-based “cradIe-to-cradIe” plan.
• Improve waste reduction and conserve resources. In-line with highest and best use model of solid waste management promoted by MSU Sustainability.
• Improve the University's total capacity for carbon sequestration through long term use of solid wood products.
Mission
Objectives
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Michigan State University Shadows Collection
ALMA MATER
MSU, we love thy shadowsO'er ivy covered halls;Beneath the pines we'll gather
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Objectives
• Create a unique educational program based in the Department of Forestry providing undergraduate and graduate training; real-world experience in urban wood processing, repurposing and marketing.
• Increase community awareness of our urban forest resource.
• Develop a self-supporting income stream which will return profits generated from the sale of wood items to support educational programing and the planting of more trees on campus.
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Lumber
• Average of 300 trees are removed per year.
• 17,000 bdft have been processed in the past year.
• 16,000 approximate bdft are currently available in log form.
• 8,000 bdft of kiln dried lumber is available for products.
• 2,600 bdft of lumber has been shipped to local producers to date.
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Kiln
• 10,000 bdft 45 year old steam-operated kiln.
• Operated by students under guidance of Dan Brown, Wood Recovery Coordinator.
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ProductsCurrently working with 7 Michigan producers.
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BudgetStart-Up Costs
• Initial Milling and Drying = $35,000
• Manufacturing = $35,000
• Project Management = $15,000
Committed Funds for Year One
• Surplus Store & Recycling = $70,000 (Production)
• Sustainability = $50,000 (Forestry Kiln Repair and Purchase of Portable Mill)
• Forestry = $50,000 (Project Management)
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Year One and Two Outcomes• Break-even on initial investments by Forestry and Surplus Store
& Recycling.
• Reduce production costs.
Year Three Outcomes• Return of net revenue to Landscape Services for tree
maintenance and planting.
• Develop education model and scholarships.
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