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Source: Property and Environment Research Center Wildfire is an increasingly politicized issue in the United States. With large swathes of the West literally going up in flames, D.C. politicians are squaring off over how to fund firefighting. Facing a severe fire season, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) is using over half of its $5 billion […]
Source: Log Cabin Hub How well do you know the history of lumber around the world? We are very passionate about sustainable architecture at Sustainable Lumber Co. but sometimes it can feel like we don’t recognize how much lumber has changed the world. Log Cabin Hub has just shared an infographic showing civilizations’ use of […]
Source: Linkedin By: Wendy Farrand A hint of daylight seeps through the wooden blinds as I rise from my cherry bed, and go down the old pine stairs to the kitchen to make my husband’s lunch. Holding onto the oak banister, I make my way slowly as my muscles wake up. Moving over the wide pine […]
Source: Nevada Appeal Despite a good winter, a spokesman for the U.S. Forest Service Tahoe Management Unit says the basin’s forests are still stressed and in danger from.wildfires. “We had a better snow pack this year and a better precipitation season in the Tahoe Basin,” said Brian Garrett, urban forest manager for USFS. “But the […]
Source: NAFO Two new studies* underscore an important positive relationship between privately-owned forests and American society: the more wood we use, the more trees we grow. Analysis by Forest2Market, a leading research organization specializing in using market and government data to identify significant trends, provides some illuminating insights: Private forest owners grow 40% more wood […]
So proud of our good friend Tom Snyder. He started with one restaurant in Missoula and has now expanded to 5 restaurants in 3 states. Every Five on Black restaurant features our recycled Pallet Wood Wall Panels. Great food, great people, great atmosphere; a must-stop if you’re visiting Missoula, Bozeman, Boulder, or Denver. Read more […]
Source: Billings Gazette A new employee residence in Yellowstone National Park’s Old Faithful Village has received the top rating for energy and environmental design. The platinum rating comes from the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program. The residence was built by concessioner Yellowstone National Park Lodges, operated by Xanterra Parks […]
Bedroom Wall Panel Ideas If there is one room in your home that should truly reflect your taste and personal style, surrounding you in a world of uncompromising comfort, then it is the bedroom. This is your personal sanctuary that allows you to rest, rejuvenate and introspect, and often it is the room in which […]
Source: Missoulian Weyerhaeuser to Close Columbia Falls, MT Lumber & Plywood Mill; 100 Jobs Affected COLUMBIA FALLS – Four months after merging with Plum Creek Timber Company, Weyerhaeuser announced it will permanently close its lumber and plywood mill here late this summer. A “chronic” lack of logs was blamed. Approximately 100 jobs will be lost, […]
Source: Flathead Beacon Settling concerns among outdoor recreationists and state officials for the time being, Weyerhaeuser Co. has signed an agreement with the state of Montana to allow free public access on its vast landholdings for another year. Weyerhaeuser, a Washington-based timber giant that merged with Plum Creek Timber Co. in February, renewed Plum Creek’s […]
Source: Payson Roundup Massive fires that rage through the ponderosa pine forest leave a haunted wasteland in their wake. To find a stunning example, just drive on Forest Road 300 through the blackened scar of the Dude Fire, which charred 30,000 acres and killed six firefighters more than 20 years ago. Many of the blackened […]
Prefab Panels at PT’s Ranch Next time you’re in Las Vegas you got to check out PT’s Ranch newest location, located at Durango & Sunset. This project features our Prefab Panels in our Stonewash color along with our All Natural Pallet Wood. The designer did an exceptional job bringing the warmth, texture, and beauty of […]
Source: Clark Fork Valley Press Under authority granted by the last Legislature, Governor Steve Bullock’s Forest in Focus Initiative has directed the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation to invest up to one million dollars in the USDA Forest Service for projects including restoration, fuel reduction, and forest health projects in.Montana. On April 19, Bullock […]
Over the past few years, the Mountain Pine Beetle has decimated millions of acres of Western Pine trees. As these trees stand dead in the forest they start to dry out, rot, crack, and split. Sustainable Lumber Company of Missoula, MT has had to adjust the pine wall panels and other products they manufacture around […]
Source: CNN By: Holly Yan, CNN The Fort McMurray wildfire could keep burning into next year — even if we can’t see it. The inferno in western Canada has already torched over 500,000 acres — more than twice the size of New York City. Even after the flames die down, the fire has a “good chance” […]