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About this FieldTrip

Feel like a walk through the woods is just the thing? Join us at Berdoll Sawmill for a behind-the-scenes look into processing reclaimed, native Texas hardwood logs into large, natural edge slabs and furniture grade lumber.

We’ll get a private tour that will include a visit to the log yard where reclaimed Texas pecan, mesquite, and walnut logs are waiting to be milled on one of Berdoll’s three sawmills. We’ll also get a front seat to watch the milling of a large log and learn about the meticulous process of properly drying hardwoods. The tour’s final stop will be the showroom and woodshop, where 20-foot-long slabs are transformed and finished into beautiful tables and custom furniture projects. FieldTrippers will experience the entire tree to table process, and learn more about this Texas-born family business.

If you were at our Fortlandia FieldTrip at The Wildflower Center last Fall, Berdoll Sawmill was one of the fort architects. Come meet the maker behind the installation!

This field trip will be primarily outdoors, so closed-toed shoes are recommended.


What to expect

Lecture format!

This is a more traditional format where participants absorb information through presentations and talks.

Real-time only!

This FieldTrip will not be recorded.

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Attendees

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Joel Liebeskind

Aerial Photographer at AirLight Media, LLC.

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Nikos Papadopoulos

Principal at FURROW STUDIO landscape architecture.

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Eliot Jarrett

Research & Strategy Consultant.

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Ben Roberts

Marketing Director at TimberTown & OHC.

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Jon Merz

Musician, Program Manager, Teacher at Independent |The House of Songs | Thaden School .

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K. Angel Horne

Writer, Editor, Communications Strategist at Swandive Ink .

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Meilssa Culbertson

Director at ADM Associates.

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George Brainard

Photographer at George Brainard Photography.

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Genevieve Davis

Creative Director & Freelance Writer.

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Allison Zadrozny

Designer & Engineer at bonsai.io.

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Talia Pinzari

Founder & PR Director at Pinzari PR.

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Darby Strong

Sr. Director, Strategic Partnerships & Implementation at Mondo .

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How to make the most of FieldTrips

The FieldTrips experience is defined not only by what the host has to share, but also by how we show up individually and collectively. The way we show up impacts our capacity to be moved, inspired, and activated.

Show up fully

Get ready to be immersed! Engage with smiles, nods, waves, emojis. Share in the chat. Get cozy. Turn off notifications. Sip your favorite beverage.

Stay curious

Wear your beginner’s hat. Go with the flow. Welcome the stumbles and fumbles. Congratulate yourself for trying. Keep going! 

Celebrate your host

Our hosts are members of the CreativeMornings community—just like you! Everyone comes to this with different backgrounds—a lot of our hosts have never done anything like this before! And we love that! Cheer them on when something goes awry and when it goes perfectly.

Support each other

We’re all figuring things out in real time. Celebrate, rather than critique emerging ideas. Cheer each other on as you try new things.  Try “Yes! And…” in conversation.

Not vibing?

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