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Study: Beetle-killed pines burn 3 times faster than live trees
Source: Missoulian A recently study should put to rest the notion that green lodgepole pine needles burn as fast as red ones. But more than that, Matt Jolly said, the study could help open firefighters' eyes to the dangers lurking in mountain pine beetle-infested...
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Question: Coal lies underneath what percentage of land in Montana? Answer: About 35%, part of what may be the largest coal basin on earth.
read moreFinding Common Ground
Source: Flathead Beacon Deep in northwestern Montana near the Idaho border, an expansive 28,000-acre conservation easement proposal is bringing together a diverse group of interests, with conservationists, loggers, wildlife managers and outdoor enthusiasts discovering...
read moreMontana Trivia Question #23
Question: Who had electricity first: Helena, Montana or New York City? Answer: Helena, Motana. Which was electrified in August of 1882, beat New York which got electricity in September of 1882
read moreDouglas Fir 2×6 Select Decking, March Special
We have 3 truck loads of kiln dried, Douglas Fir, 2x6, 8' through 16', Tongue and Groove available through the end of March. This special is for full truck load quantities only and will end once all 3 trucks are sold. Approximately 25,000 board feet per truck. Special...
read moreU.S. Forest Service plans to boost timber production, forest health work
Source: Missoulian The U.S. Forest Service wants to speed up work on national forests, for both timber production and forest health. "Collaboration is most effective in getting forests managed in a proper way," Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said during a...
read moreBeetle Killed Blue Stain Blow Out!
We currently have 3 truck loads of 1x8 beetle killed blue stain available. This blow out special is for full truck load quantities only, approximately 28,000 board feet per truck load. Specs: Kiln dried to 15% or less moisture content 8'-16', random lengths Surfaced...
read moreMontana Trivia Question #22
Photo compliments of Big Sky Country Photos Question: While traveling through Montana which member of the Lewis and Clark party was mistaken for an elk by a near sighted hunter in their party, and was shot in the butt? Answer:...
read moreCorral Board
A common use for our rough sawn Douglas Fir is corral boards and other applications on farms and ranches. Douglas Fir has the strongest strength to weight ratio of any wood in the world. Therefore it is very popular in ranching and farming communities. Our rough sawn...
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Question: What is the only economic sector in which Montana's average wages are higher than the U.S. average wages? Answer: Farming
read moreGuest opinion: Tester’s forest jobs bill would boost state industry
Source: Billings Gazette As timber mill owners and managers in Montana, we’re disappointed that the Forest Jobs and Recreation Act, a bill to create jobs for loggers and mill workers, was prevented from passing in Congress last week. Hundreds of workers in our mills,...
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Question: Farming employs what percentage of Montana's work force? Answer: 5.9 percent, compared to 1.9 percent nationwide.
read moreHelena Montana gets $235K grant to log pine beetle trees
Source: KXLH.com The City of Helena has received another significant grant to continue cleaning up the dead and dying pine beetle trees scattered along the backdrop of the city. Brad Langsather heads up the pine beetle restoration projects for the City of...
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Question: How many ranchers live in Montana, and what is their average age? Answer: 24,000; with an average age of 60.
read moreForest restoration project gets the job done in MT
Source: Public News Service MISSOULA, Mont. – About 240 new jobs, 11,000 acres of wildlife habitat restored, and thousands of cubic feet of commercial timber sold. These are some of the benefits tallied in a report on the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration...
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