Category: Forest Products Industry related
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 […]
Source: USDA Photo By: Big Sky CountryPhotos The findings of a new U.S. Forest Service study indicate that wood should factor as a primary building material in green building, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today. The authors of Science Supporting the Economic and Environmental Benefits of Using Wood and Wood Products in Green Building Construction reviewed the […]
Source: Forest Business Network Investing in Forests Reduces Megafires and Saves Millions A new study released today finds investing in proactive forest management activities can save up to three times the cost of future fires, reduce high-severity fire by up to 75 percent, and bring added benefits for people, water, and wildlife. “Recent megafires in […]
Planet Sub to plant a tree for every sub sold on Earth Day, 2014 Planting trees for Earth Day 2014! As a part of their on going sustainability initiatives, Planet Sub announced that on Earth Day (April 22, 2014) the company, through their newfound partnership with Trees For the Future, has made a commitment to plant […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FrGxO2Fn_M Here’s a great short video about why we should purchase products made in the U.S. and how we can all help create more jobs in America.
Updated on 1/11/2023 The Biology Behind What Causes Blue Stain In Pine Many wonder what blue stain pine is and what causes it. To fully understand what gives our Beetle Kill Pine flooring and blue pine wall paneling their color, we need to look into the biological concept of symbiosis. The term symbiosis comes from […]
Source: Missoulian Montana and Wyoming have recorded arctic temperatures during the past week that would seem to make a polar bear shiver, but the cold may have come too late and not stayed long enough to have much of an effect on mountain pine beetle populations that have proven destructive to Rocky Mountain forests. “It […]
Source: Forest 2 Market The ongoing controversy over forest carbon accounting reminds me of the H.L. Mencken quote, “For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple and wrong.” The clear and simple answers for complex questions such as when to start the carbon accounting clock, for example, are oftentimes fraught with […]
A common question we get is “why is your Douglas Fir Flooring different than other flooring on the market, and how is it handcrafted”? Well we don’t have many secrets here at Sustainable Lumber Co. we’re pretty transparent and I think that is very obvious to our customers. We’re not as optimized and efficient as […]
Check out this short video narrated by Jack Johnson about the devastation of the mountain pine beetle. We supplied the wood to Pepe Romero Guitars and Ukuleles who built it for Jack. They were suppose to film this in Montana, but budget issues forced them to film it in Colorado. For the record this is MONTANA beetle […]
Customer in Boulder, CO just sent us these pictures. They actually drove to Montana picked up the flooring, installed it, and did a site finish. Now that’s customer service! Their client commented numerous times about the extreme variations in color tones and how they have never seen beetle kill blue pine with so much color […]