Author: rpalma
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 it can also be a problem among wildfire professionals. Lately, I’ve had to re-evaluate my own […]
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 million hectares of forest — the equivalent of about five […]
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 stocked more today and have some beautiful book match […]
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 trees that are still fairly “green”; meaning […]
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, a single spark can start an understory fire that ascends into the […]