Author: rpalma
Source – Baucus.senate.gov Montana’s senior U.S. Senator Max Baucus is leading a bipartisan effort to urge the federal government to take steps to use American-grown timber in new construction for government office buildings. In a letter to the head of the General Services Administration, Baucus urged the GSA to rethink a practice that hurts Montana […]
Source – Missoulian Julia Altemus took the reins of the Montana Wood Products Association on June 1 with a mission to keep the state’s sawmills strong. “For 23 years, it’s been all about keeping the industry afloat, keeping them here,” Altemus said. After earning a degree in political science and economics from the University of […]
Source – Forest Business Network Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the release of a new map that characterizes the health and condition of National Forest System lands in more than 15,000 watersheds across the country. The U.S. Forest Service’s Watershed Condition Classification Map is the first step in the agency’s Watershed Condition Framework, and […]
Source – Independent Record For Gary Burnett, the need for landscape restoration for the Blackfoot, Clearwater and Swan watersheds is particularly visual from the air. He understands that wildfire management, water quality and road removal can be murky concepts when being discussed in meeting rooms. But as Ecoflight pilot Bruce Gordon soars above Lincoln toward […]
Source – Mother Earth News Wood, the oldest fuel source known to humans, may be about to experience a renaissance, thanks to rising oil and gas costs combined with shrinking bank accounts. Ultra-efficient, ultra-clean advanced wood combustion technology and fast-growing “perpetual” fuel woods can, on the micro level, bring increased home heating security for landowners […]