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Posted November 27, 2019 Holiday Special, unfinished Circular Sawn Douglas Fir Flooring! Now through December 31st – only $2.99 per square foot! Sale price FOB our warehouse. Nation wide shipping available. Full Specs: SURFACES – Floors, walls & ceilings SPECIES – Salvaged and sustainably certified Douglas Fir GRADE QUALITY – 99% usable STABILITY – Fine […]
Source: Missoulian The Seeley Lake Ranger District plans to move forward with a second salvage sale for trees on lands burned during the 2017 Liberty fire. Initial salvage harvests took place on 186 acres shortly after the fire was contained. The new project, called Liberty II Fire Salvage, targets insect-infested trees, but also will remove dead, dying […]
Source: https://daily.jstor.org/does-forest-thinning-work/ Does forest thinning, a land management strategy, offer an effective solution to the problem of forest fires? As the climate warms and catastrophic wildfires become more common, land managers are seeking ways to reduce the risk of forest fires while maintaining forest health. A new pilot plan in Arizona hopes to accomplish this […]
We are the only sustainable flooring manufacturer that specifically harvests Beetle Kill Ponderosa Pine trees that have been standing dead for up to 5 years. Our Beetle Kill pine is salvaged from trees that range from 100-400 years old. The longer a tree naturally stands dead in a forest the more blue stain it will […]
Source: Hardwood Floors Magazine Understanding the latest trends in hardwood flooring requires a high level of awareness of what is being shown in multiple places and sources. It’s a never-ending cycle if you are a trendspotter. Twenty-plus years ago, sustainable hardwood flooring was mainly produced in narrow strip gunstock, red oak in high gloss finishes, […]
Study looks at elk behavior By Jessianne Castle EBS ENVIRONMENTAL & OUTDOORS EDITOR BOZEMAN – Hike through the mountains in Montana and you’re increasingly likely these days to see the red hues of dying forests. In some places, the pine trees have long since shed their dry needles, their arthritic limbs merely ghosts of the mountains. […]
We keep a large inventory of unfinished circular-sawn Douglas Fir flooring in stock and ready to ship. Highly textured unfinished hardwood flooring, like our circular-sawn flooring, is incredibly durable and great for commercial locations, restaurants, bars, or any high-traffic area. The rough texture of unfinished Douglas Fir flooring naturally hides the inevitable dents, dings, and […]
What is Beetle Kill Pine Lumber? Updated on 4/23/2024 Click here to purchase our Beetle Kill Pine flooring. Click here to purchase our Beetle Kill Pine Wall and Ceiling boards. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Beetle Killed Pine is the term used for Pine trees killed by the Mountain Pine Beetle. This tiny little beetle, which is about the […]
Sustainable Lumber Co. is an environmentally-friendly hardwood flooring and wall paneling business situated within the pristine mountains of Montana. Well known for their artisan craftsmanship, our millwork plant is located within a small rural Mennonite community. Our company consists of eleven families collectively working together to handcraft our extensive and exclusive lines of sustainable wood […]
Updated 1/13/2023 Douglas Fir, like the lumber found in our sustainable wood flooring collection, is exceptional yet undervalued. Much maligned for its low score on the Janka hardness test, Douglas Fir makes up for this with many other positive qualities. An excellent option for reclaimed wood flooring, Douglas Fir hardwood flooring will add style and […]
20 Interesting Facts About Montana We talk to people all across the United States every day. We consistently hear from clients how lucky and fortunate we are to be able to live, work, and raise a family in Montana. Honestly, we couldn’t agree more. Montana is the 3rd largest state in the continental United States […]
Wood statement ceilings are a hot trend and our Blue Pine Beetle Kill Wood is a great option and an endless conversation piece. Our blue-stain pine ceiling planks are kiln-dried to 6-8%, prefinished with T&G on all four sides, and graded to our 99% usable specs. You simply won’t find a higher quality and more […]
$9.95 per sq.ft. FREE SHIIPPING anywhere within the continental U.S. 20 square foot minimum purchase. MORE INFO: Our Pre-fab Wood Wall Panels are produced from reclaimed wooden shipping pallets. Every recycled shipping pallet is painstakingly dismantled, cleaned, defected, prefabricated, and graded to our 99% usable prefabricated panel specifications. Every board of our reclaimed wood wall […]
Source: Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks While it’s only about the size of a grain of rice, the mountain pine beetle is slowly changing where elk migrate. According to a recent study, researchers found that elk within the Elkhorn Mountains of central Montana are avoiding pine beetle-impacted areas, thus changing the way the animals are using elk habitat. According […]
Known around the world for its superior stability and durability, Douglas Fir has been the preferred wood species for flooring throughout the Rocky Mountain West for over a century. Douglas Fir is a durable wood flooring that has the highest strength-to-weight ratio of any wood species. It has been used throughout the US since the […]