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Source: Salt Lake Tribune Photo compliments of: Big Sky Country Photos Putting wood chips to work could be the West’s best hope at saving its forests. Right now, there are too few profits to persuade the too few loggers to prune trees from tens of millions of sickly acres, government foresters believe. But turning overabundant […]
Photo compliments of: Big Sky Country Photos Question: The largest number of Indians ever gathered together for a single battle fought which battle in Montana? Answer: Battle of the Little Big Horn, known as Custers Last Stand. Indian numbers were estimated from 10,000 to 15,000. Question: How many of General Custer’s unit of 215 […]
Source: The New York Times WISE RIVER, Mont. — The trees spanning many of the mountainsides of western Montana glow an earthy red, like a broadleaf forest at the beginning of autumn. But these trees are not supposed to turn red. They are evergreens, falling victim to beetles that used to be controlled in part […]
Source: Missoulian Photo Compliments of: Big Sky Country Photos LUBRECHT EXPERIMENTAL FOREST – Somewhere between the clearcut practices of 30 years ago and today’s debate over the proper size of wood chips, forest sustainability and management has absorbed some major changes. “We’ve had to work on regaining trust,” Montana State University extension forestry professor Peter […]
Photo compliments of: Big Sky Country Photos Question The 19 million acres of national forest in Montana are about the size of what eastern seaboard state? Answer South Carolina