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We currently have 3 truck loads of 1×8 beetle killed blue stain available. This blow out special is for full truck load quantities only, approximately 28,000 board feet per truck load. Specs: Kiln dried to 15% or less moisture content 8′-16′, random lengths Surfaced all 4 sides Surfaced 4 sides at $420 per thousand board […]
Photo compliments of Big Sky Country Photos Question: While traveling through Montana which member of the Lewis and Clark party was mistaken for an elk by a near sighted hunter in their party, and was shot in the butt? Answer: Lewis
A common use for our rough sawn Douglas Fir is corral boards and other applications on farms and ranches. Douglas Fir has the strongest strength to weight ratio of any wood in the world. Therefore it is very popular in ranching and farming communities. Our rough sawn Douglas Fir boards are available in 1×4 through […]
Question: What is the only economic sector in which Montana’s average wages are higher than the U.S. average wages? Answer: Farming
Source: Billings Gazette As timber mill owners and managers in Montana, we’re disappointed that the Forest Jobs and Recreation Act, a bill to create jobs for loggers and mill workers, was prevented from passing in Congress last week. Hundreds of workers in our mills, along with hundreds of independent contractors and vendors we work with, all […]
Question: Farming employs what percentage of Montana’s work force? Answer: 5.9 percent, compared to 1.9 percent nationwide.
Source: KXLH.com The City of Helena has received another significant grant to continue cleaning up the dead and dying pine beetle trees scattered along the backdrop of the city. Brad Langsather heads up the pine beetle restoration projects for the City of Helena. He says the newest project will entail the area south of […]
Question: How many ranchers live in Montana, and what is their average age? Answer: 24,000; with an average age of 60.
Source: Public News Service MISSOULA, Mont. – About 240 new jobs, 11,000 acres of wildlife habitat restored, and thousands of cubic feet of commercial timber sold. These are some of the benefits tallied in a report on the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (CFLRP) on Montana’s Lolo, Flathead and Helena national forests in 2011. The […]
Source: Black Hills Pioneer NORTHERN HILLS — The fight against the mountain pine beetles isn’t hopeless, but we do have a steep hill to climb and not much time to reach the top, forest industry officials say. To get there, they say it’s time to decide what’s most important to us and can still be saved, […]
Photo taken by: Todd Klassy Question: Montana exports what percentage of its wheat to foreign countries? Answer: 70 percent
When selecting Douglas Fir flooring, deciding between prefinished vs unfinished hardwood floors can be difficult. To start with, here are some basic definitions of what they each are: Delivered raw, unfinished hardwood flooring is sanded, stained, and finished on site. Prefinished hardwood flooring has been manufactured and finished at the factory, so it does not […]
Photo taken by: James Larson Question: How many states harvest more wheat than the 6 million acres grown in Montana each year? Answer: Only 2. North Dakota and Kansas
Source – RISI Forest certification programs must be more than simply a strict standard. Responsible forestry must account for the fact that, by anyone’s definition, forests are a source of economic and social health as well as environmental benefits. It is more than just a product label. Without a “big picture” approach, according to the […]
Source – Pyramid Mountain Lumber “A rumor can race around the world while the truth is just putting its shoes on.” — Mark Twain Myth: The early U.S. forest was a carpet of trees that extended from coast to coast. FACT: The pre-Columbian forest of 1600 covered less than half of the present-day U.S. […]