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Source: Flathead Beacon Settling concerns among outdoor recreationists and state officials for the time being, Weyerhaeuser Co. has signed an agreement with the state of Montana to allow free public access on its vast landholdings for another year. Weyerhaeuser, a Washington-based timber giant that merged with Plum Creek Timber Co. in February, renewed Plum Creek’s […]
Source: Payson Roundup Massive fires that rage through the ponderosa pine forest leave a haunted wasteland in their wake. To find a stunning example, just drive on Forest Road 300 through the blackened scar of the Dude Fire, which charred 30,000 acres and killed six firefighters more than 20 years ago. Many of the blackened […]
Prefab Panels at PT’s Ranch Next time you’re in Las Vegas you got to check out PT’s Ranch newest location, located at Durango & Sunset. This project features our Prefab Panels in our Stonewash color along with our All Natural Pallet Wood. The designer did an exceptional job bringing the warmth, texture, and beauty of […]
Source: Clark Fork Valley Press Under authority granted by the last Legislature, Governor Steve Bullock’s Forest in Focus Initiative has directed the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation to invest up to one million dollars in the USDA Forest Service for projects including restoration, fuel reduction, and forest health projects in.Montana. On April 19, Bullock […]
Over the past few years, the Mountain Pine Beetle has decimated millions of acres of Western Pine trees. As these trees stand dead in the forest they start to dry out, rot, crack, and split. Sustainable Lumber Company of Missoula, MT has had to adjust the pine wall panels and other products they manufacture around […]
Source: CNN By: Holly Yan, CNN The Fort McMurray wildfire could keep burning into next year — even if we can’t see it. The inferno in western Canada has already torched over 500,000 acres — more than twice the size of New York City. Even after the flames die down, the fire has a “good chance” […]
Source: Newsweek In the 20th century, chestnut blight and Dutch elm disease decimated billions of U.S. trees, in forests and along urban and suburban streets. The tree diseases, caused by invasive pests, effectively changed the face of one American city landscape after another—chestnut trees were virtually wiped out and elms diminished to but a few […]
Source: Billings Gazette HELENA — Montana and federal officials have made a deal that will allow the state’s five firefighting helicopters to respond to some blazes on federal lands, after they were barred from doing so last year as fires raging across the West led to equipment shortages. The agreement allows the retrofitted Vietnam-era helicopters […]
Adding reclaimed wood to your interior is a quick way to introduce warmth and texture. Used in abundance, it has a rawness that can balance overly neutral or modern spaces and anchor sprawling floor plans. But while installing reclaimed-hardwood floors or countertops can get expensive with the amount of staining, sealing and labor needed, an […]
Source: Decoist Get inspired by modern rustic home interiors with this article by Whitney Wood Defining Elements Of The Modern Rustic Home Modern Rustic interiors are such a buzz term. Everyone seems to be embracing rustic charm and warmth with modern amenities. Personally, I LOVE this style! I am a sucker for character and modern interiors, […]
Source: Department of Environmental Conservation Warmer climates have speeded up, yet debates continue about the best way to slow the increase of carbon dioxide emissions. Carbon needs to be pulled out of the atmosphere and put into long-term storage elsewhere. This process is called carbon sequestration, and high-technology ways to accomplish it are being explored.worldwide. […]
Source: Journal Review After listening to John Seifert discuss his career, it becomes clear that the biggest headache for any forestry manager isn’t science, the weather or uncooperative lumberjacks- it is the general.public. The problem is all the people who don’t understand the body of science behind timber management and who become highly agitated whenever […]
Source: Timber West By: Bob Williams More than 100 years ago, folks like Teddy Roosevelt and Gifford Pinchot, the first chief of the U.S. Forest Service, started a movement that brought true conservation of natural resources to the forefront of our environmental concerns. Over the last 40 years, our country has lost its conservation-based land […]
Source: Kristin Butler Design The word on the street is wood. Have you noticed it is everywhere? Storming both interior and exterior settings, wood is making a comeback in a fresh and exciting way. We are not talking about old school 1960’s paneled rooms and dark dated trim. Now it’s all about wood accent walls […]
Source: Mother Board It’s estimated the some 60 percent of freshwater in the United States comes from forests. Trees catch rain as it falls, serving as a filtering and cleansing mechanism as the water makes its way downward into the underground aquifers that we humans depend on for our fresh-water supplies. As human water needs […]