Author: rpalma
Question: What man-made construction was featured on the cover of the first issue of “Life” magazine in November 1936? Answer: Fort Peck Dam
Source: Missoulian CONDON – Swan Lake District Ranger Rich Kehr stared with disbelief at a healthy, restored wetland and uttered what would become a familiar refrain on a recent sun-soaked afternoon in the Swan Valley. “Normally, we just wouldn’t have any money to do this,” he said. For the past 2 1/2 years, an unlikely […]
Question: What is the largest city in Montana with a population of only 100,000? Answer: Billings
Source: Natural Resources Canada OTTAWA — Forest sector officials from Canada and the U.S. gathered over the past two days in Washington, at the first-ever summit on forest health, to advance scientific co-operation on shared challenges. Officials identified research areas in which collaboration and knowledge exchange could enable both countries to better protect the health […]
The mountain pine beetle has methodically taken over large swaths of forest from Mexico to British Columbia. Estimates indicate the tiny rice-sized beetle attacked 3.8 million acres of forest in 2011 and it is now affecting forest fire rates. In recent years, entrepreneurial wood products companies have rolled out a bevy of “beetle-kill” hardwood products, […]