UVA Sawmilling started with a simple question: What could become of a historic tree when it falls?

Instead of letting campus timber become mulch, we salvage fallen and managed trees from UVA’s Grounds and turn them into high-grade lumber, research materials, and custom design pieces. At our core, we are keepers of their carbon and stewards of their stories—transforming local wood waste into a circular material economy through hands-on education, research, and craft.