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Source: Billings Gazette A new employee residence in Yellowstone National Park’s Old Faithful Village has received the top rating for energy and environmental design. The platinum rating comes from the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program. The residence was built by concessioner Yellowstone National Park Lodges, operated by Xanterra Parks […]
Bedroom Wall Panel Ideas If there is one room in your home that should truly reflect your taste and personal style, surrounding you in a world of uncompromising comfort, then it is the bedroom. This is your personal sanctuary that allows you to rest, rejuvenate and introspect, and often it is the room in which […]
Source: Missoulian Weyerhaeuser to Close Columbia Falls, MT Lumber & Plywood Mill; 100 Jobs Affected COLUMBIA FALLS – Four months after merging with Plum Creek Timber Company, Weyerhaeuser announced it will permanently close its lumber and plywood mill here late this summer. A “chronic” lack of logs was blamed. Approximately 100 jobs will be lost, […]
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 […]