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Beetle Kill Pine
Source: National Geographic THE BUGS THAT EAT PINE TREES One chilly morning in October 2013, Diana Six parked her white Subaru at the edge of a pine forest in southwestern Montana’s Big Hole Valley. Beneath snow-tipped peaks, lodgepole pines in four different colors...
read moreThe tough men of timber
Source: Daily Mail These black and white photos capture the arduous lives and history of lumberjacks and the logging industry in the 1800s. Lumberjacks back then felled enormous trees using only hand tools and brute strength. Lumberjack style has recently come back in...
read moreMore trees than there were 100 years ago? It’s true!
Source: Mother Nature Network By: Starre Vartan The numbers are in. In the United States, which contains 8 percent of the world's forests, there are more trees than there were 100 years ago. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), "Forest growth...
read moreUrban BBQ Project
Just completed this project with Urban BBQ Company in Linthicum, Maryland. Featured is our Pre-Fab Wood Wall Panels. Looking for great BBQ, cold beer, and great atmosphere; then swing on in.
read moreThe Answer: Carbon Sequestration
Source: About.com 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...
read moreNordco remodel: featuring All Natural Prefab Pallet Wood Wall Panels
Finished up this great remodel with KJN Builders out of Waukesha, WI. The client Nordco was looking to add some warmth with an industrial rustic design to their office space. Featured here is our All Natural Prefab Pallet Wood Panels. Each panel is 4 square...
read moreWorld On Fire
Source: Payson Roundup Wildfires ignite political firestorm centered on faster forest thinning, budget reforms The U.S. Forest Service remains in something approaching bureaucratic and budget meltdown, with wildfires torching the budget and thinning projects...
read moreAtlanta Sushi Lounge featuring Beetle Kill Pine Walls
Just completed this beautiful project with Plexus R+D Architectural Interiors out of Atlanta. Featured here is our salvaged beetle kill pine used for accent walls throughout the restaurant Eight Sushi Lounge. If you're in Atlanta and in the mood for great Sushi with a...
read moreTrees: Carbon Tupperware
Source: About.com Trees and lumber are almost entirely made up of carbon. This is a very good thing when it comes to the environment. Trees are one of nature's most efficient carbon sinks. Lumber is like a carbon Tupperware. The more carbon that is stored in the form...
read moreFrom Logs to Lumber. Amazing short video
The thought rarely crosses most people's minds as to how lumber is produced. Not only is wood the perfect product for housing and protecting your family, but it's also Mother Earth's solution for protecting all of us, think of it as carbon Tupperware! I’ll address...
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Industrial Rustic Design
Source: Build Direct Written by Anabelle Bernard Fournier Rustic Industrial Flooring & Decor There’s an interesting trend going around right now, especially in urban areas: matching industrial spaces with rustic decor elements. There sure seems to be a kind of...
read moreAnalysis: Millions of ‘zombie trees’ in national forests
Source: Oregon Forest Research Institute Meet the standing dead. Millions of ghosts charred by fire, ravaged by insects, or dead of thirst. These are Oregon’s “zombie” trees. And according to an analysis commissioned by the Oregon Forest Resources Institute, more...
read moreSmall Business Bootcamp at LinkedIn
Just got back from LinkedIn Campus in Mountain View, CA for the Mission Main Street Small Business Boot Camp. Had the privilege to meet and hear from Marcus Lemonis from The Profit, Allen Blue co-founder & VP of LinkedIn, Jeff Weiner CEO of LinkedIn, Jennifer...
read moreHere’s a plan: plant trees, mine coal
Source: Marketplace.org By: Scott Tong Yet another mining company is going through the process of selling off assets via Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. The company is Patriot Coal out of West Virginia, in bankruptcy court now. But in a twist, one party seeking to...
read moreHERE’S WHAT GOES ON INSIDE A FOREST WHEN A MASSIVE WILDFIRE HITS
Source: Atlas Obscura BY: DAMARIS COLHOUN When the Elk Complex fire tore past Pine, Idaho, in August of 2013, it was fueled by windy, dry conditions and an abundance of overgrown trees. At one point, it had gained so much momentum that it moved like a giant amoeba,...
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