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Rough Cut Lumber
Harvested as part of thinning to reduce fire danger.
$0.75 per board foot.
Call Mike (406-882-4835) or Sam (406-882-4597)
“Experience keeps a dear school but fools will learn in no other”
-Benjamin Franklin
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Pine Bark Beetles and Fire Risk
The dense smoke currently hanging over our part of the country has had me thinking about beetles. Why beetles, you say? Pine bark beetles and relatives (genus Dendroctonus) are notorious for killing large stands of coniferous trees (Fir, Larch, Pine, etc.) – even their scientific name translates to “tree killer”. As time goes by and Read more
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Muskrat Watching
As Fall moves the evening hours earlier, and the migratory birds begin their migration, the evening pond watching moves toward the muskrats. Muskrat watching is not a sensational experience, like watching eagles bank, or hawks dive. The muskrat isn’t impressive like a bear or cougar. Our muskrats are near-sighted, hard-of-hearing, and have a poor sense Read more
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LEC members voted to let all members vote
Lincoln Electric Cooperative members voted to give voting rights to all members. Granted, that’s not actually what Proposed By-Laws Change #4 said, but it is precisely what it accomplished. While there was a delegate certificate included in the Notice of Annual Meeting, it applied only to voting “the membership of a corporation, association, school, political Read more
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Trego School Board Meets Tomorrow (Wed 9/9)
Trego School has two items of interest on the bulletin board in the post office this week. The first is the agenda for this Wednesday’s board meeting (6PM). The second is an announcement that there is an opening on the school board; anyone interested should contact the clerk for an application. Since the agenda for Read more
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Ask The Entomologist: Fluffy caterpillars
Last week I received an “Ask The Entomologist” identification request. What is this fluffy caterpillar? It was found feeding on blackberry bush leaves. First off, adorable. This is a Tussock Moth caterpillar, so called after the little clumps of hair on their backs. Many fluffy caterpillars are in this group, family Lymantriidae. This particular species Read more
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Paper Wasp Body Language
If you know what signs to look for when you meet a wasp, it’s easy to avoid being stung. Have you ever been buzzed by a bee or a paper wasp? They dive bomb you, fly close to your face, even collide with you, but without stinging? Those were probably sentries for a nest, trying Read more
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