Our objectives
Piedmont Sustainable Woods will:
- Produce wood products from local sustainably harvested logs that are harvested either through forestry management or from recovered wood (valuable trees culled from those felled typically by arborists)
- Operate a wood-processing center to include a log yard, sawmill, storage and dry kiln, using available renewable energy sources
- Employ local and regional millworks companies, cabinetmakers and others who make finished products: flooring, trim, molding, and cabinets
- Sell products locally and regionally
- Purchase logs from private land managed under strict ecological standards and from recovered wood that might otherwise be taken to the landfill.
- Follow rigorous environmental standards designed to maintain or restore the ecological health of the land while providing greater long-term economic returns for the landowner.
- Plan operations for zero waste by using by-products for fuel, sawdust, or firewood to benefit low-income populations.
How YOU
Can Support PSW
We welcome your interest and support to move this initiative from dream to reality. Piedmont Sustainable Woods would not exist today if not for the hard work of our members.