One day a tree fell down in a storm. It was the tree that changed everything. It was the tree that would lead to the recognition of a profound disconnect between the management of urban wood “waste” and the value and beauty of the materials being characterized as such. A perfect storm brought about by the prevalence of tree disease, urban and suburban development and the saturation of the mulch market has created a problem and an opportunity simultaneously. Municipalities and private companies tasked with the management of trees that come down face unprecedented volume and cost associated with the disposal of this waste. Because of this there is both appetite and momentum amongst urban forestry professionals to think differently about other avenues to explore in their disposal operations. Storm Trees, Locally Salvaged Timber is obtaining downed trees and redeploying them as usable building materials but this is merely the beginning of our story.Wood is a natural carbon sequestration vehicle. Storm Trees quantifies every board foot produced and quantifies by species, the carbon and carbon dioxide stored within those board feet. We then report this data back to municipalities, tribal organizations and private companies to aid their carbon and sustainability goals in addition to our own.The goal of Storm Trees is not to simply build a successful company but to create an industry spawned from what was once classified as waste. We believe that we are pioneers in this industry but we will hold no intellectual property, no patents. Instead we will share our learning with anyone who cares to join us in our quest to optimize a largely untapped natural resource.

New Perspective Senior Living (and its affiliates “NPSL”) is a leader in the development, investment, and operations of senior living communities in the Midwest.Its portfolio of 21 Lighthouse and Keystone Communities in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois and North Dakota provide best in class service allowing seniors to Live Life On Purpose through its 4-Pillars programming which include: Physical Fitness, Brain Fitness, Social/Spiritual involvement, and the Dining Experience. NPSLs state of the art communities offer spacious apartments with a vast array of amenities in the town center including a bar, bistro, dance hall, salon spa, warm water therapy pool, a Biodex & HUR rehab/fitness gym, restaurant style dining, library, multiple activity centers and game rooms, neighborhood living room areas, underground parking, and outdoor green spaces and walking areas. NPSLs management is involved in the highest levels of leading national and state industry associations including Argentum (formerly ALFA), the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing (NIC), LeadingAge Minnesota, LeadingAge Illinois, the Wisconsin Assisted Living Association and the North Dakota Long Term Care Association.