Category: Forest Products Industry related
Source: Gold Rush Cam April 2015 – Melissa Jenkins, USDA Forest Service – The Areas with Tree Mortality from Bark Beetles, Summary for 2000 – 2014, in the Western US, is now available. The findings show a 24.3 million acre footprint for mountain pine beetle and a 49.8 million acre footprint for all western bark beetles over the past […]
Easy-Install Wall Panels Our easy-install wall panels are prefabricated, perfect for the do-it-yourselfer or large-scale commercial project. The 4-square-feet interlocking panels make installation quick, clean, and easy. With the appropriate tools, a typical 8′x10′ wall can be completed in about an hour. Our rustic paneling for walls is patent-pending with an interlocking and ship lap […]
Source: Homesteader Magazine We had a nice write up in the Homesteader Magazine regarding our beetle kill pine products. Personal thanks to Kellen Beck at the Missoula Independent. Featured story: Good wood from bad The growing demand for “garbage lumber” By Kellen Beck Streaks of blue and gray curl around knots in Montana Distillery’s new […]
Source: Science 20 Warming winters may be linked to mountain pine beetle outbreaks in the coldest areas of the western United States but the causes are multi-faceted, according to a new U.S. Forest Service study. This is the first study to evaluate warmer winters as a factor permitting simultaneous outbreaks of mountain pine beetle across the majority of its range in the […]
Source: National Geographic We’ve been blessed to be mentioned by National Geographic in their recent article about the Mountain Pine Beetle epidemic. Sustainable Lumber Co. is one of the only manufactures specifically creating products around beetle kill pine trees in order to salvage and sequester the carbon storage before it burns or decay’s in our […]
University of Montana golf course has a new look. A total remodel and a new restaurant has been unvailed featuring our beetle kill pine. Swing by the UM Golf Course in Missoula when you’re in the area and check out the new beetle kill pine tables, bar, cabinets, trim, mantel, and paneling. Featured on […]
What is Beetle Kill Pine? The millions of acres of dead pine trees riddled throughout the Western United States and Canada are better known as Beetle Kill Pine. The killer of these trees is the mountain pine beetle which bores into the wood, lays their eggs, and ultimately suffocates the tree by cutting off its […]
We’ve been privileged to partner with Planet Sub to provide our Beetle Kill Pine to every new franchise they open. Our beetle kill pine is used in their walls, countertops, ceilings, and a variety of other accents. The newest Planet Sub location in Cuyahoga Falls, OH opened up in February 2015. If you’re in the […]
Just thought we’d spotlight Dallis and Maggie Hunter. Dallis and Maggie manage private ranches and supply all the beetle kill pine timber used for Sustainable Lumber Companies product lines. We couldn’t do what we do without them and just wanted to say thank you! About: Dallis and Maggie Hunter – Forest management and sawyer Dallis […]
Source – Forest Business Network Watch this informative video to learn more about what carbon neutrality is.
Sustainable Lumber Co. of Missoula, MT Receives: Best Of Houzz 2015 Award Over 25 Million Monthly Unique Users Rated Top-Rated Home Building, Remodeling and Design Professionals in the United States and Around the World January 19, 2015 – Sustainable Lumber Co. of Missoula, MT has been awarded “Best Of Houzz” for Customer Satisfaction by Houzz, […]
We’re excited to announce that starting in 2014 all our #2 grade flooring was donated to Habitat for Humanity. We love what we do, we love Montana, and we love giving back to our local economy. So far in 2014 alone we’ve donated over 20,000 square feet of flooring. Hopefully one day every Montanan will […]
Source: Global News Russian timber thieves selling wood in North America, environmentalist says In the heart of the Siberian forest, men risk their lives for the chance to make a fortune cutting timber – a crime that involves Russian mob bosses, Chinese middlemen and some of the biggest corporations in the U.S. and Canada. “If […]
Source: New West Photo Compliments of : Big Sky Country Photos I will not eat green pine, says Flea. Trees do not taste so good to me. I will, I will, says the beetle. I will eat them down to needles. The beetles bite, they bore through bark. They bore all day, they bite in […]
Source: Forest Business Network Five years ago, when entomologist Todd Murray received a call from a landowner in Underwood whose ponderosa pine trees were dying, he wasn’t surprised. The trees had been stressed by a nearby fire, a situation that commonly results in a flare-up of bark beetles that can kill the trees. But the […]