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Happy Independence Day! Note: Holiday Business Hours
Being that the 4th of July is on a Wednesday this year, we will be shut down the 2nd-4th of July to enjoy it with our families. We will get back to you as soon as possible, thank you for understanding as we celebrate this great Nation!
read moreAnalysis: In zeal to restrict logging, advocacy groups exploit dubious research
Source: Treesource In the end, the orange-coated Lorax protesting outside the 2018 International Mass Timber Conference was not the most surprising development that March morning in Portland, Oregon. That came when I visited with the protest’s organizer and asked why...
read morePublic comment period opens for Rice Ridge Fire salvage
Source: KPAX SEELEY LAKE - Lolo National Forest managers are beginning to take comment on plans to salvage several thousand acres of timber from last summer's massive Rice Ridge Fire. The lightning-caused fire scorched over 160,000 acres and was the largest fire in...
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Summer Special, 30% off for a limited time only! Now only $3.99 per square foot + shipping. Time crafted from years of natural elements like snow, wind, rain, and sun. Rescued from working farms and ranches, our Reclaimed Wind Fence Wall Planks are 100% all natural;...
read moreUrban forests, and their rural cousins, help cities mitigate climate change
Soruce: Treesource Can innovative wood products and humans’ innate need to interact with nature help cities across the country achieve their commitments under the Paris climate accord? More than 400 U.S. mayors and cities have signed the Paris Accords, but do they...
read moreSustainable Forestry and Selective Harvesting
Source: About.com WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY & SELECTIVE HARVESTING Smart Loggers maintain sustainable forests by practicing selective logging and sustainable wood harvesting. Timber is a renewable resource, this fact makes forest timber products one of the...
read moreSustainable Wood Flooring
Trees are our breathing partners. You may not live in a forest, but you need trees in order to live. People and animals depend on trees and plants for oxygen. As you breathe in, your body uses oxygen. As you breathe out, it gives off carbon dioxide. Trees do just the...
read moreFeature: Hand Scraped Wood Flooring
Spotlight: Vintage Collection Douglas Fir Flooring Unlike other "hand scraped" flooring on the market, ours is actually scraped by hand with no power tools. Every floor is custom made per order, typical lead times are approx 4 weeks. Specs: SPECIES - Salvaged and...
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Evolution of our Beetle Kill Pine Products
The Mountain Pine Beetle has decimated millions of acres of Pine trees in Western North America. As these trees stand dead in the forest they start to dry out, rot, crack, and split. Salvaging and producing long lengths, wide dimensions, and large timbers used to be a...
read moreCalifornia governor pledges to double forest thinning, burning to reduce wildfire risk
Source: Treesource California Governor Jerry Brown vowed last week to step up efforts to make forests more resilient to drought and wildfire by allocating more dollars toward thinning projects and prescribed burns. Brown said he will carve out $96 million as part of...
read moreMemorial Day Sale
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read moreSenators intro bill to double forest restoration funding
Source: News Channel 21 WASHINGTON - A bipartisan group of senators, led by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID), announced the introduction Friday of legislation that would reauthorize and expand the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program....
read moreOld-Growth Is Great, But Here’s Why We Need New-Growth Forests, Too
Source: All About Birds by Scott Weidensaul If there’s been a central, unquestioned tenet of bird conservation in the past quarter-century, it’s been the absolute importance of large, intact tracts of mature woodland. As populations of species such as Wood Thrush,...
read moreForest Thinning Can Prevent Fires, Save Water, Study Finds
Source: Courthouse News Service (CN) – Better forest management would not only prevent wildfires but could serve as a valuable water-conservation tool, according to a study published Tuesday. California could save billions of gallons annually by undertaking...
read moreEnvironmentalists plan logging to restore California’s redwood forests
Source: Mercury News Environmentalists who have fought loggers for generations have a surprising new strategy to save California’s storied old-growth redwood forests: Sustainable Logging. Save the Redwoods League, a venerable San Francisco organization that has...
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