Category: Forest Products Industry related
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 […]
We are so proud to announce that Dallis Hunter has been awarded the Montana Tree Farm Association logger of the year. Dallis has been logging for 36 years and is widely recognized as the expert in sustainable logging. Dallis is a true “tree hugger” and continually models proper forest management. Dallis supplies us with 100% […]
Our beetle kill blue pine flooring is salvaged from trees that range from 100-400 years old. We are one of the only manufacturer that specifically harvest beetle kill Ponderosa Pine trees that have been standing dead for up 5 years. The longer a tree stands dead in a forest the more blue stain it will […]
Source: About.com Logging Forest carbon sequestration is a fanciful term for how much carbon capture there is in a given forest. In other words what is the carbon storage in a forest. There really is no rule of thumb figure that can describe just how much carbon a forest can capture and store. It depends on […]
I found this article very interesting which was posted by our friends at Forest Business Network The term symbiosis comes from the Ancient Greek “syn” — “with” — and “bíosis” — “living” — and is the close and often long-term interactions between different biological species. Often this interaction is obligate, in that neither can live […]
What is Sustainable. Forestry? Sustainable forestry means managing our forest resources to meet the needs we have today without interfering with our future generations’ needs. Any management of the forest resource must include inventory and planning to provide the basis for evaluating and implementing the goals of the landowner. Did you know that a majority […]