The Camp Small Zero Waste Initiative
Camp Small is the wood waste collection yard run by the Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks. The 5 acre site is located in the Jones Falls Valley just north of Cold Spring Lane. Every day, City crews and contractors bring logs, chips, and brush to the site for processing. In early 2016, the Rec & Parks Forestry Division, in collaboration with the Baltimore Office of Sustainability, began the Camp Small Zero Waste initiative in an effort to sort and distribute the variety of wood products at the site.
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Now, Baltimore area residents and businesses can purchase the following wood products right from Camp Small.
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for more information or to place an order contact us at
campsmall@baltimorecity.gov or at 443-934-4128
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Whole Logs
Lumber
Furniture
Play Spaces
Compost
Firewood
Mulch
WoodHawks
Firewood Collection Membership
This is not split firewood.
$60 annual membership. Once a month pickup from designated area. Members are permitted to collect 43 sq. ft. of logs per month. Members must be able to cut rounds from long log lengths.
Publications
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Baltimore Magazine At Camp Small, City Foresters Give Local Trees a Second Life
Baltimore Sun Once a dump, Baltimore’s ‘magical’ Camp Small transforms street trees into lumber
Reuters News U.S. cities find new ways of valuing urban forests
Vibrant Cities Lab Case Study: Camp Small
American City and County Closing the Loop