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Updated 4/26/2023 Looking to enhance the rustic elegance of your home? Our circular-sawn Douglas Fir wood flooring is authentic, low-maintenance, affordable, high-quality, and sustainable. Ideal for every environment and setting, Douglas Fir is one of the most stable woods used for hardwood flooring in the world. With subtle saw kerfs, raised grain texture, and 7-step […]
“The lesson in ‘Playing God’ is that there is no such thing as leaving nature alone. People are part of Creation. We do not have the option of choosing not to be stewards of the land. We must master the art and science of good stewardship. Many environmentalists do not understand that the only way […]
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-foot interlocking wood wall panels make installation quick, clean, and easy. Using the appropriate tools, you can install them on a typical 8′x10′ wall in about an hour. Our rustic wood wall panels are patent-pending with an […]
We’re installing our prefabricated pallet wood wall panels at our newest distributor showroom, Locust Trading Company in Andrews North Carolina. Other items that will be installed consist of our Mountain Collection Douglas Fir flooring, our Barnwood Collection wall paneling, beetle kill pine wall paneling, in addition to samples of all our products. We’ll post more […]
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 […]
All our products are produced from reclaimed, salvaged, and certified wood. 100% of our Doug Fir flooring is grown and made in Montana. All wood fiber not used in our product lines is donated for animal bedding and/or used as clean biomass energy to heat our facility. We know our hand sawn lumber, personally. Artisan […]
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 […]
Sustainable Lumber Company is featured in this nice story from KPAX News in Missoula written by Brenda Bassett. The Mountain Pine Beetle has ravished the American West, killing just about every mature pine tree from New Mexico to British Columbia. Sustainable Lumber Co. is the leading producer of beetle kill wood, specializing in high-quality flooring […]
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 […]
We just completed this project with New View Woodworks at the new Wyndham Resort in Beaver Creek, Colorado. Our beetle kill pine was used throughout the project from beams to accent walls to ceilings. Find out more information about our beetle kill pine lumber.
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 […]