Gifford Pinchot, first chief of the U.S. Forest Service, often said: "Conservation is the foresighted utilization, preservation and/or renewal…
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The U.S. Forest Service is once again demonstrating its industrial forestry bias with its proposal to treat 3,790 acres by Cruzane Mountain in…
On Jan. 22, George Wuethner wrote an opinion in the Missoulian providing a long and complex explanation for the trends in Montana’s wood produ…
The recent announcement of the Townsend RY Timber Inc. lumber mill closure continues a trend seen throughout the country. Although RY suggests…
Currently, there is a bill in the Massachusetts legislature that would ban logging on all of the state lands. The premise of the legislation i…
The recent Camp Fire that burned Paradise, California, to the ground rises concern about the fate of Montana communities like Helena, Missoula…
Recently in an interview about the 2018 Farm Bill, U.S. Sen. Steve Daines advocated more “active” management of our national forests. “Active”…
Logging, conducted ostensibly to “thin the forest,” “reduce fuels” or for so-called “restoration,” causes a net loss of carbon from forest eco…
With dysfunction in Washington, D.C., near an all-time high, it’s nice to see the Montana delegation help lead the way to a badly needed deal …
President Donald J. Trump won office in part due to his tough stance on trade. He vowed to put American interests first in dealing with other …
Just as there are two sides to every coin, the relatively high and stable prices for lumber over the past year have the Montana wood products …
Recently, the International Trade Commission heard about the very real harm that subsidized Canadian softwood lumber does to U.S. industry. As…
Most discussions of our dilemma with severe wildfires miss the fundamental basis of our problem — failure to recognize that most Western fores…
F.H. Stoltze Land & Lumber Company has operated in Montana for over 100 years. Currently, our 125-plus employees operate a sawmill, a co-g…
In winemaking, there’s a condition called “noble rot” where moldy grapes produce some of the priciest juice.
Many of our national forests are in dire condition and Congress must take urgent action to address this worsening crisis.
Although a campus-wide rummage sale takes place this Saturday, don’t get the wrong idea about the green price tags on many trees shading the U…
In a bipartisan move, U.S. senators Steve Daines and Dianne Feinstein have pushed for logging and litigation reforms in a coming energy and na…
Back in the late '70s, the wood products industry was king in western Montana. There was a lumber mill right downtown and mammoth plywood and …
Missoula County's economy is slightly underperforming the statewide average, and housing affordability here has declined since 2012. However, …
Montanans are an industrious lot, with a keen ability to work together for the betterment of all. That is exactly what happened in 2005, when …
Weyerhaeuser Company’s agreement to purchase Plum Creek Timber Co. for $8.44 billion will no doubt have massive economic implications for the …
Biology professor wins high award for book
There is no time to waste. We are way behind the eight ball. Right now there should be hundreds of trucks on our highways hauling a variety of…