1.3 Urban Tree Owner/Manager Specific Requirements

In addition to the Organizational Requirements above, urban tree owners/managers shall have specific requirements and responsibilities to adhere to in order to be USRW Certified. This section is for USRW certified cities or municipalities, but this does not prevent other USRW certified businesses from receiving Urban Wood Products from a non-USRW certified municipality or other wood owner so long as the proper CoC documentation is available.

This section is a way that urban wood owners who manage large populations of trees, can proactively plan to best utilize their urban trees when they need to be removed. This does not apply to individual homeowners (See Appendix C for Example).

1.3.1j Have an official, municipality, city or landowner approved Urban Forest
Management Plan (UFMP). The UFMP must include a written Urban Tree Recycling Policy (see Appendix C for an example) to ensure that when the trees are removed, they are put to their highest and best use, and based upon the specific tree can include, but is not limited to, being milled into lumber by a USRW certified mill.

1.3.1k Have a Desirable Species Replacement Plan in place in collaboration with local experts based upon the unique region and climate. May be included in your UFMP

1.3.1l Have an agency Urban Wood Utilization in New or Modified Public Construction Projects Plan in place to utilize some portion of urban wood for local projects. This portion is to be no less than 1% of the overall project cost for all construction or remodels in order to help sustain a local market and maximize the benefit of repurposed lumber from urban trees.