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Why we live in Montana
Just a reminder why we live in Montana http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_popout&v=BUOQ_yPW_0s Photo compliments of: Big Sky Country Photos
read moreACES puts forest health in the spotlight
Source: BY JANET URQUHART - ASPEN TIMES · IMAGE BY DAVE POWELL, USDA FOREST SERVICE, BUGWOOD.ORG The Aspen Center for Environmental Studies has developed a four-minute, animated short film, “What’s Happening in Our Forest?” to raise awareness about forest-health...
read moreSticker Shock: The “hidden” costs of wildfire — and who gets stuck with the tab
Source: NFPA Recent wildfire seasons have provided mainstream media with plenty of material for dramatic images and attention-grabbing headlines, some more accurate than others. We often worry that misleading coverage can deliver the wrong message to the public, but...
read morePine beetle infesting new B.C. tree species
Source: CBC News The mountain pine beetle is on the move to higher elevations and threatening new species of trees and entire sensitive forest ecosystems, according to a new study. The resilient beetle has wreaked havoc mainly on lodge pole pine in B.C., ruining 18...
read moreBeetle Kill Pine book match slabs
We just closed on our new Missoula warehouse and showroom. We're slowing stocking it with inventory and setting up our showroom. We hope to have an official grand opening March 1st. One of the items we'll be inventorying is Beetle Kill Pine slabs. We just...
read moreBeetle Kill Pine: Heavy Blue stain vs. Light Blue stain
Heavy Blue Wood Stain Vs Light Blue Wood Stain Here’s a bit of education on blue stains in Beetle Kill Pine for most consumers: Most of the blue stain beetle kill pine on the market is a residual product from large sawmills. Large sawmills harvest beetle kill pine...
read moreA new forest fire paradigm: The need for high-severity fires
Source: The Wildlife Society News During the 2012 fire season from June through August, wildfires in the drought- stricken western and central United States burned more than 3.6 million acres of forest and shrubland. In the hot, dry, windy conditions seen that season,...
read moreForesters have 180,000 piles of trees to burn in Colorado forests
Source: Denver Post PINEWOOD LAKE — A federal forester flicked a Bic, igniting a first bone-dry pile of culled young pines — testing conditions for the looming task of torching 180,000 similar piles across Colorado. The continued construction of houses in burn zones...
read moreGroup hails forest cooperation
Source: Calaveras Enterprise For the first time in many years, loggers and conservation groups are working together and the results have been stunning, according to Katherine Evatt, president of the Pine Grove-based Foothill Conservancy. The Amador Calaveras Consensus...
read moreHand Scraped Flooring
Hand scraped flooring has been a very popular trend for the past 10 or so years. Will this trend continue? We'd love to hear your comments. As a flooring company we're seeing an up tick with any textured flooring. Our most popular have been our hand scraped Douglas...
read moreBlack Hills National Forest unveils mountain pine beetle plan
Source: Billings Gazette RAPID CITY, S.D. — The Black Hills National Forest plans to use extensive commercial tree thinning to battle the mountain pine beetle as part of a $70 million plan that will take five to seven years to implement. The plan developed over more...
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Pine beetles kill forests, builders seek to use the wood
Source: Pique You can't miss it because the devastation runs as far as the eye can see. Driving between Merritt and Kelowna on Highway 97C in British Columbia's southern interior, it is possible to feel a kind of terrible awe while passing mile after mile of...
read morePine beetles contributing to climate change
Source: CTV News Mountain Pine Beetles Contributing to Climate Change EDMONTON -- Newly published research suggests mountain pine beetles have become so widespread that they're not just benefiting from global warming, they're starting to. contribute to it. "The...
read moreReal Christmas trees more sustainable than fakes, forestry professor says
Source: Vancouver Sun An artificial Christmas tree would have to be used for 20 years before its carbon footprint matches that of a farmed tree, according to a forestry professor at the University of B.C. Steve Mitchell said most artificial trees are kept only six...
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Spring Special, $7.99/sq.ft. free shipping! Mountain Collection Flooring only.
For a limited time only we are offering our Mountain Collection Flooring in all colors for $7.99 per sq.ft. with free shipping anywhere within the continental U.S.! (200 sq.ft. minimum purchase) Click here for more info, specs, and pictures This is an internet...
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