by Web Editor | Jun 30, 2014 | News
Colorado Timber Products: Making Money From Beetle Mayhem The beetle epidemic that’s swept Colorado’s forests since 1996 has left behind millions of acres of dead trees. But that doesn’t mean all the trees are worthless. There is a window of time when the dying tree...
by Web Editor | Jan 31, 2014 | News
B.C. forest companies face new, prescriptive regulations that define how much sawdust can settle in a wood-products plant before it is considered a hazard, almost two years after the deaths of four workers in sawmill explosions. The new regime has been rolled out in...
by Web Editor | Jul 8, 2013 | News
Much of the machinery needed replacing, most of the workers needed training and the nearby forest was spattered with more beetle-killed timber than ever before, but the once-dormant Wyoming sawmill at the end of Saratoga’s main street has roared back to life....
by Web Editor | Oct 10, 2011 | News
Colorado Homebuilders Called To Use Beetle-Killed Timber Senator Mark Udall recently called on Colorado homebuilders to use beetle-killed trees to build homes, thus clearing local forests of hazardous trees and creating jobs in the process. At an event showcasing a...
