Rick Siewert, the president of Siewert Cabinet in Minneapolis, is collecting and milling local trees that would otherwise be turned into mulch or firewood. It's known as sustainable harvesting.

   Twin Cities area craftsmen are "going green" and buying his high-quality hardwoods to transform them into beautiful flooring, millwork, furniture and accessories for the home.
          
   "This is excellent wood. The grain patterns and colorations hidden for so many years, surprises homeowners and craftsmen alike. Anything you can make from imported wood can be made from this sustainable resource” says Mr. Siewert.   

             Rick Siewert collects trees that have fallen naturally, have been taken down because of disease, or have to be taken out for new construction. “When we recycle these trees into hardwood lumber, they are given a second life and the chance to continue their legacy” says Rick. “These trees will now “live” for another 50 to 100 years or more. We strive to keep them “alive”,” he said.

   Siewert continued, “There is a growing awareness of the materials people use in home and commercial construction. The goal of Wood From The Hood is to provide a source for local, sustainable, lumber, with the least permanent impact on our environment.”

   Environmentally, it makes perfect sense. Harvesting urban trees prevents our forests from being cut down as well as saving on the transportation of that lumber.

    "If any one of these trees gets used, we're saving a tree from somewhere else, that didn't have to come down for lumber."