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Hand Scraped Douglas Fir Flooring
Why does our hand scraped flooring look so much better than everything else on the market? Because our hand scraped flooring is actually done by hand. Every piece is scraped with only a hand tool and good old American hard work. Just about every "hand scraped" floor a...
read moreWould logging stop Utah’s beetles and blazes?
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune Forests » Loggers say yes, but environmentalists say blazes may be just the cure for Utah stands. Kamas • As vast as Utah’s wildfire season has been already, there are legions of dead, red trees in the Uinta Mountains quietly waiting...
read moreMountain pine beetles could be heading to Saskatchewan
Source: The Meadow Lake Progress The mountain pine beetle is making its away across western Canada, said the ministry of environment. The Saskatchewan ministry of environment is partnering with Great Western Forestry to mark and remove infested trees in northwest...
read moreMontana Trivia #48
Question: In what city would you find the U.S. speed skating team training at the High Altitude Sports Center, the highest sports center in the world at 5,528 feet in elevation? Answer: Butte Montana
read moreSFI awards grant to support water quality research
By: SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY INITIATIVE, INC SFI Awards Grant To Support Water Quality Research The World Resources Institute (WRI), a global development and environmental think tank, will receive a grant of $35,000 USD to research how forest certification standards can...
read moreMontana Trivia #47
Question: The most common collision on Montana highways occurs between two moving vehicles, but what is the second most common item collide with? Answer: Wildlife, with about 1800 collisions per year.
read moreSell This House: Extreme
Don't forget to tune into the A&E channel tomorrow (8/25/2012) and watch Sell This House: Extreme. 9:00 a.m. Mountain Standard Time, they will be installing our Beetle Killed Pine flooring. The home is located in Concord, MA Special thanks to A&E for...
read moreSeeing the (overcrowded) forest for the trees
Source: High CountryNews I was wandering around Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) last week, absorbing the cooling sight of snowfields and the 30-degree temperature drop earned by more than doubling my elevation from Boulder. On my way along Trail Ridge Road, I...
read moreMontana Trivia #46
Question: What lake in Montana is the 5th largest man-made lake in the U.S. and has more shoreline than the state of California; totaling 1520 miles? Answer: Fort Peck Lake
read moreTimber salvage sought in Northwest Montana
Source: kurl8.com KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — The manager of the Swan River State Forest in northwestern Montana says an attempt to put together a timber salvage is being made for 1.5 million board feet from various types of trees blown down during a severe storm last...
read moreConservationists Say Thinning On Federal Lands Could Provide Steady Timber Supply
Source: OPB News The U.S. Forest Service has made forest thinning one of its top priorities, particularly in fire-prone and unhealthy dry forests. But environmental groups say dense Douglas fir plantations on the wet side of the Cascades need to be thinned too. And...
read moreWood – Nature’s stroke of genius
Here is short little video produced by the Danish Wood Initiative that we feel accurately describes the importance of using wood products and sustainable forestry. http://youtu.be/XxfBxmr0ZnI
read moreMontana Trivia #45
Question: What man-made construction was featured on the cover of the first issue of "Life" magazine in November 1936? Answer: Fort Peck Dam
read moreRestoring Flathead National Forest’s lands through collaboration
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...
read moreMontana Trivia #44
Question: What is the largest city in Montana with a population of only 100,000? Answer: Billings
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