Author: rpalma
Source: High CountryNews I was wandering around Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) last week, absorbing the cooling sight of snowfields and the 30-degree temperature drop earned by more than doubling my elevation from Boulder. On my way along Trail Ridge Road, I stopped at the Farview Curve overlook on the west side of the park, […]
Question: What lake in Montana is the 5th largest man-made lake in the U.S. and has more shoreline than the state of California; totaling 1520 miles? Answer: Fort Peck Lake
Source: kurl8.com KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — The manager of the Swan River State Forest in northwestern Montana says an attempt to put together a timber salvage is being made for 1.5 million board feet from various types of trees blown down during a severe storm last month. Dan Roberson tells the Daily Inter Lake (http://bit.ly/QmURzT […]
Source: OPB News The U.S. Forest Service has made forest thinning one of its top priorities, particularly in fire-prone and unhealthy dry forests. But environmental groups say dense Douglas fir plantations on the wet side of the Cascades need to be thinned too. And that could help increase the lumber supply. On a steep slope in […]
Here is short little video produced by the Danish Wood Initiative that we feel accurately describes the importance of using wood products and sustainable forestry.