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Montana Trivia Question #22
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:...
read moreCorral Board
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...
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Question: What is the only economic sector in which Montana's average wages are higher than the U.S. average wages? Answer: Farming
read moreGuest opinion: Tester’s forest jobs bill would boost state industry
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,...
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Question: Farming employs what percentage of Montana's work force? Answer: 5.9 percent, compared to 1.9 percent nationwide.
read moreHelena Montana gets $235K grant to log pine beetle trees
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...
read moreMontana Trivia Question #19
Question: How many ranchers live in Montana, and what is their average age? Answer: 24,000; with an average age of 60.
read moreForest restoration project gets the job done in MT
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...
read morePine Beetle Battle Plans
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...
read moreMontana Trivia Question #18
Photo taken by: Todd Klassy Question: Montana exports what percentage of its wheat to foreign countries? Answer: 70 percent
read morePre-finished versus Un-finshed Douglas Fir Flooring
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...
read moreMontana Trivia Question #17
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
read moreGood forest management much more than certification
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...
read moreTimber Management – Myth vs. Fact
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...
read moreMontana Trivia Question #16
Question: What is the only state that has more acres of land being farmed than Montana's 58.6 million acres? Answer: Texas, with 129 million cultivated acres. After Montana come Kansas, Nebraska, and South Dakota. Question: What percentage...
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