ALTADENA RECIPROCITY PROJECT

The Altadena Reciprocity Project was created in response to the devastating impacts of the Eaton Fire, which not only destroyed the community and homes but also damaged many local trees. To prevent this wood from going to waste, Angel City Reciprocity, a nonprofit organization under Section 501(c)(3), launched its inaugural initiative, the Altadena Reciprocity Project, to repurpose fire-damaged trees into usable lumber for Altadena residents.

What is Angel City Reciprocity?

  • Angel City Reciprocity advances community-based urban forestry and local wood reuse across Los Angeles. We develop and implement projects that: 

    • Recover and process fire-damaged, hazard, and fallen trees into useful local lumber; 

    • Reinvest proceeds and philanthropic support into tree replanting, habitat restoration, and ecological education; 

    • Design and model circular systems where communities steward their own canopy, material resources, and watershed health. 

    Our mission is to demonstrate that responsible tree removal, milling, and reforestation can exist in a single regenerative cycle — creating ecological, social, and economic value for the communities closest to the land. 

  • A resilient Los Angeles bioregion where every community manages its own living forest cycle — from planting and care, to responsible harvest and reuse, to renewed growth — ensuring that no urban or forest tree is wasted and every material becomes a story of renewal. 

  • Our inaugural effort, the Altadena Reciprocity Project, brings this purpose to life by: 

    • Partnering with Las Flores Canyon Water Company to establish a temporary milling site for local fire and hazard logs; 

    • Processing logs from Altadena and the Angeles National Forest (Eaton Fire, bark beetle mortality, hazard removals) into finished lumber for Altadena residents only; 

    • Using project proceeds to fund replanting and community forestry within the same watershed. 

    This place-based model turns environmental loss into local renewal and demonstrates a replicable path toward community-scale, closed-loop forestry. 

    • Reciprocity: Restoration is inseparable from production. 

    • Right Tree, Right Place: Guided by ecology, community, and long-term care. 

    • Local Stewardship: Keep materials and benefits within the same watershed. 

    • Transparency & Education: Every tree’s story is traceable and shared.

    • Integration: Economy and ecology as one continuous, regenerative system.

  • (1) Total number of units per home may not exceed (3).

    (2) An Interest Form must be filled out per request. Once production is operational, a 50% deposit will be required to secure your units.

    (3) Lead times are non-negotiable.

    (4) Proof of Altadena residence required for all purchases (permit fee waiver).

    (5) Donative purchases of end products may only be made through ACR website.

    (6) Custom designs and products may not be made through this program - please refer to our Altadena Makers Referral List for custom making.

    (7) Qualified Altadena rebuilding residents are eligible for a 10% discount on select, ready to purchase Angel City Lumber items in-store (Benches, Stools, Slabs).

    (8) Eligible homes are those that are being rebuilt after burning down or are being repaired after fire damage - new homebuilders do not qualify.

Community Wood Bank Packages

Engineered Flooring (1,000 SF)

$10,820.00 - 126 Units Available

Engineered Cladding (2,000 SF)

$17,080.00 - 110 Units Available

8/4 Furniture Grade Lumber (250 BF)

$1,377.50 - 229 Units Available

6/4 Millwork Grade Lumber (400 LF)

$2,204.00 - 264 Units Available
Interest Form

Entryway Bench (5’)

$514 - 308 Units Available

Kitchen Nook Table (4' round)

$989 - 145 Units Available

Dining Table (8')

$1,579 - 63 Units Available

  • Budget Breakdown here

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