{"id":9013,"date":"2018-06-09T22:00:34","date_gmt":"2018-06-10T03:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/blog\/?p=9013"},"modified":"2024-10-28T14:43:03","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T19:43:03","slug":"salvaging-baltimore-with-the-usda-forest-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/salvaging-baltimore-with-the-usda-forest-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Salvaging Baltimore with the USDA Forest Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"Wood for Good: The Urban Wood Project Video\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.net\/embed\/iframe\/gqhwtolcza?dnt=1#?secret=eus4FGuIRA\" data-secret=\"eus4FGuIRA\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>When you think about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrs.fs.fed.us\/baltimore\/?icamp=blog_forestservice_baltimore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USDA Forest Service<\/a>, you probably picture Smokey Bear, trees, and mountains. As part of a new partnership, Room &amp; Board has learned this government agency\u2019s reach goes far beyond America\u2019s rural areas and is deeply rooted in urban forestry as well.<\/p>\n<p>In Baltimore, the USDA Forest Service has brought together <a href=\"http:\/\/humanim.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Humanim<\/a>, a social services enterprise, and Room &amp; Board in a unique public-private partnership aimed at improving the Baltimore community both environmentally and socially. \u201cOur project in Baltimore is thinking about how we can deal with the vast number of vacant homes that we have\u2026 in order to restore the communities that we have. And that\u2019s part of our mission with the Forest Service\u2014how can we serve the people and care for the land,\u201d explains Morgan Grove. Grove is the research social scientist and team leader, of the USDA Forest Service Baltimore Field Station.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9480\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9480\" style=\"width: 728px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9480 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/UrbanWood_2828_17e_feature.jpg\" alt=\"Baltimore has thousands of abandoned row homes\" width=\"728\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/UrbanWood_2828_17e_feature.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/UrbanWood_2828_17e_feature-475x316.jpg 475w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9480\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Row homes slated for deconstruction in Baltimore.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When the Forest Service reached out to us as a potential partner in using wood reclaimed from Baltimore\u2019s aging row homes, we were immediately intrigued. As a founding member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablefurnishings.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sustainable Furnishings Council<\/a>, sustainability is a cornerstone of our company values. Throughout our history, we&#8217;ve sought out recycled or reclaimed materials to use in our products. Along with American manufacturers who share these passions. \u201cThe work that Humanim and the USDA Forest Service is doing is amazing,\u201d says Gene Wilson, director of merchandising and vendor management at Room &amp; Board. \u201cThey saw the potential to take a challenging situation and turn it into good. It\u2019s very humbling to be part of it\u2014to be asked to join and help support and grow it.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9476\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9476\" style=\"width: 728px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9476 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/UrbanWood_2772_17e_feature.jpg\" alt=\"Deconstruction creates jobs and reclaims materials\" width=\"728\" height=\"1279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/UrbanWood_2772_17e_feature.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/UrbanWood_2772_17e_feature-475x835.jpg 475w, https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/UrbanWood_2772_17e_feature-583x1024.jpg 583w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9476\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crew members from Details Deconstruction carefully remove joists from a row home.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Two Humanim entities, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.details.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Details Deconstruction<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brickandboard.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brick + Board<\/a>, employ people who have barriers to employment, from incarceration to a lack of education. Rather than simply demolishing vacant row homes, Details crew members carefully remove salvageable materials within the walls. This includes century-old floor joists, ceiling panels, and wall lath. In fact, Humanim estimates that for every one job created by a demolition project, deconstruction creates six to eight positions. All while keeping thousands of pounds of materials out of landfills. With more than 17,000 homes currently identified as vacant in Baltimore, there is plenty of work to sustain the program.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>For every one job created by a demolition project, deconstruction creates six to eight positions. All while keeping thousands of pounds of materials out of landfills.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9482\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9482\" style=\"width: 728px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9482 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/UrbanWood_2888_17e_feature.jpg\" alt=\"Reclaimed lumber at Brick + Board in Baltimore\" width=\"728\" height=\"920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/UrbanWood_2888_17e_feature.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/UrbanWood_2888_17e_feature-475x600.jpg 475w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9482\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reclaimed lumber ready at Brick + Board in Baltimore.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The materials harvested from row homes are brought to Brick + Board to be sorted and prepped for use. \u201cThe yellow pine we get from these Baltimore row houses is old growth or second growth. It\u2019s trees that pretty much don\u2019t exist anymore, so the quality of yellow pine that we get in these 100-year-old buildings is far, far superior to the quality of yellow pine that you\u2019d find at the big box stores,\u201d says Max Pollock, director of Brick + Board.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9481\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9481\" style=\"width: 728px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9481 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/UrbanWood_2866_17e_feature.jpg\" alt=\"A woodworker takes reclaimed lumber through the planer\" width=\"728\" height=\"1092\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/UrbanWood_2866_17e_feature.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/UrbanWood_2866_17e_feature-475x713.jpg 475w, https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/UrbanWood_2866_17e_feature-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9481\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A woodworker at Brick + Board inspects reclaimed wood.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That\u2019s where Room &amp; Board comes in. We take the wood that\u2019s prepped at Brick + Board and send it to our American manufacturers to be made into furniture, like our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/catalog\/living\/media-storage\/mckean-media-cabinets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">McKean media cabinets<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/catalog\/living\/bookcases-and-shelves\/etting-bookcase\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Etting bookcases<\/a>. Specifically designed to\u00a0showcase the beauty of reclaimed wood, these pieces close the loop on the deconstruction process. What was once in a home comes full circle to be re-used in another home.<\/p>\n<div>For more information about this inspiring story, read the in-depth <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2018\/06\/10\/baltimore-violent-crime-abandoned-homes-us-forest-service\/607076002\/?icamp=blog_USAToday_baltimore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today\u00a0article<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/catalog\/living\/urban-wood-project-baltimore?icamp=blog_subcat_balitmore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shop the products here<\/a>.<\/div>\n<p><em>Images and video by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Room &amp; Board<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn about how reclaimed materials are changing lives in one American city.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":11740,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[55,2,48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community-and-sustainability","category-makers-and-friends","category-who-we-are"],"better_featured_image":{"id":11740,"alt_text":"Deconstruction helps salvage tons of wood flooring and other materials","caption":"","description":"","media_type":"image","media_details":{"width":1920,"height":939,"file":"2018\/06\/UrbanWood_2793_17e_banner2.jpg","sizes":{"thumbnail":{"file":"UrbanWood_2793_17e_banner2-280x280.jpg","width":280,"height":280,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/UrbanWood_2793_17e_banner2-280x280.jpg"},"medium":{"file":"UrbanWood_2793_17e_banner2-475x232.jpg","width":475,"height":232,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/UrbanWood_2793_17e_banner2-475x232.jpg"},"medium_large":{"file":"UrbanWood_2793_17e_banner2-768x376.jpg","width":768,"height":376,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/UrbanWood_2793_17e_banner2-768x376.jpg"},"large":{"file":"UrbanWood_2793_17e_banner2-1024x501.jpg","width":1024,"height":501,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/UrbanWood_2793_17e_banner2-1024x501.jpg"},"sow-carousel-default":{"file":"UrbanWood_2793_17e_banner2-272x182.jpg","width":272,"height":182,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/UrbanWood_2793_17e_banner2-272x182.jpg"}},"image_meta":{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0","keywords":[]}},"post":9013,"source_url":"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/UrbanWood_2793_17e_banner2.jpg"},"acf":{"featured_image_override":false},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v26.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Salvaging Baltimore with the USDA Forest Service - Room &amp; 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