Ponderosa has very few dimples. Historically, lodgepole pine has been used for railroad ties, mine timber, log cabins, furniture and cabinets, and a myriad of local uses. Today, knotty pine ...

A beetle-infested lodgepole pine can be mounted lengthwise on the lathe and, within minutes, one person can produce a finished log suitable for cabin construction.Setting up the log lathes in ...

“People have used quote-unquote forest health as just an excuse to go in and log, because the logging ... among regrowing trees following its pine logging projects may have something to do with the ...

Under his desk is a white bucket containing a lodgepole pine log. Inside the log a female mountain pine beetle—Carroll calls her his office mate—has laid her eggs. Carroll’s office mate is a ...

The state has 1.7 million acres of lodgepole forests. The pine beetles have reached “epidemic ... Grand Lake resident Ed Peterson lives in a log-style home surrounded by the stumps of ravaged ...

“People drop off wood for me on occasion,” the Canyon Creek Log Furniture owner said, measuring the width and length of a gray lodgepole pine. “But most of my stock, I get from a private ...

The bugs also found and damaged lodgepole pine forests in Gunnison County that escaped earlier infestations. West said it’s clear the beetles thrive amid drier, warmer weather. Besides leaving ...

Mountain pine beetle, which creates the highly visible rust patches in hillsides crammed with lodgepole, grew to 5,600 acres of impact. The Douglas-fir beetle impacted 21,000 acres in 2024 ...

“People have used quote-unquote forest health as just an excuse to go in and log ... trees following its pine-logging projects may have something to do with the way the lodgepole trees were ...