Urban Wood Table-Making Workshop

There’s nothing quite like the feeling of making something with your own hands and getting the satisfaction of seeing a project through from beginning to end. At this workshop, you will prepare and assemble your own redwood table, using locally-sourced wood from our Urban Wood Rescue program.

We provide all the necessary tools and supplies. Participants will receive hands-on training on site. Participants will use handheld belt sanders, a chisel and mallet, and a drill to assemble their tables.

Attendees can either bring their table home with them from the event, or make arrangements for a future pick-up from Urban Wood Rescue. The table dimensions will be roughly 2 feet by 3 feet, with 2-foot-tall legs. The legs can be assembled at a later time, if desired.

Register now! The week before this event, we will send a logistics and directions email with detailed information about how to get to the site. You will receive this email ONLY if you are signed-up for this planting.

This is a private event. You do not need any prior experience to join us, and on-site training will be provided.

Register in advance: Space is limited. If your plans change prior to the event, please update your registration status so we are sure to have the necessary number of volunteers.

Youth volunteers: Attendees under 18 years of age must have their parent or legal guardian sign their consent form during registration. Volunteers under 16 years of age must be accompanied and supervised by an adult. Attendees under the age of 14 will not be permitted to participate.

Waiver: All attendees must pre-register and sign a completed volunteer waiver form during registration and BEFORE participating in the event.

Clothes and shoes: Closed toed shoes are required. Dress comfortably and appropriately for the weather, and plan to get a little dirty. Do not wear loose or baggy clothes, or jewelry, such as necklaces, bracelets, or rings.

Arrival: Arrive on time. Check-in begins at 8:45 AM and volunteers must be present for the tool safety demonstration at the start of the event.

Food and drink: Bring a refillable water bottle; light snacks and water will be available on site if needed.

Skills: No specific skills or tools required. Each event starts with a tool safety demonstration. Volunteers work alongside experienced staff.

At all of our events, we prioritize including people who live or work in the community where the event takes place. Not all events can accommodate groups from outside the immediate project area. If you represent a group of 5+ people, please email [email protected] to discuss potential volunteer opportunities.

Public Transportation: SacRT bus rte 61 stops at Power Inn Road and Fruitridge Road, roughly 1 mile from the Urban Wood Rescue yard.

Parking: Urban Wood Rescue is located within Depot Park. Enter through the gate along Florin Perkins Road and inform security that you are visiting Urban Wood Rescue. Free parking is available immediately outside of Urban Wood Rescue.

At the Sacramento Tree Foundation, we steward our urban forest from seed to slab. We are proud to be part of a movement writing a new chapter in the lives of urban trees. Through our Urban Wood Rescue program, we save fallen trees from the landfill and mill their wood into usable lumber. By keeping this wood intact, all the carbon the tree stored during its lifetime stays locked down in the wood. If logs are instead sent to the landfill or chipped into mulch, that carbon is released back into the atmosphere.

All wood and workshop purchases support the stewardship and sustainability efforts of the Sacramento Tree Foundation.

If you have questions about this initiative or would like to get more deeply involved, please contact Colin Fagan, Education and Engagement Coordinator, at [email protected] or (916) 974-4309.

Donate to SacTree to support our work growing thriving communities through stewardship of our urban forest! SacTree relies on the support of friends, neighbors, and volunteers like you to make our work possible.

Reach out to [email protected] with any questions about registering for this event or volunteering with SacTree.

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