'Green' Lumber gives back to the environment
In a tree's vocabulary, being 'green' means being
young or still in the sapling stage of life. Being 'green', in Centennial
Woods' vocabulary, means a whole lot more.
Initially, the lumber used in Wyoming snow fences
comes from fast-growing Ponderosa or Lodgepole pine forests. These
boards are rough-cut and then put on a 7-15 year tour of duty on
the plains and mountains of Wyoming.
There the boards perform tirelessly, protecting
drivers and providing wildlife with protection from the wind and
elements. After years of exposure to the extreme conditions typical
of Wyoming, Centennial Woods harvests the wood used on the millions
of feet of snow fence lining Wyoming's interstate and highways.
What then, can a 7-15 year old plank of wood have
to do with being enviornmentally friendly?
- Naturally kiln-dried in the low humidity, high wind plains of
wyoming
- There are no paints, dyes or stains used on this lumber
- No chemical treatments are ever needed to maintain its rustic
look
- Instead of filling landfills or creating carbon emissioins from
burning, this wood is reused by consumers desiring a uniquely
western and environmentally friendly option to their building
plans.
Centennial Woods operational focus is to remove
aged face boards from snow fence, replace the wood which renews
the resource and then recycle the harvested board. Recycling wood
removed at precisely the right time extends the productive life
of the face board.
Click here for
a PDF of an article which appears in the September 2007 issue
of Log Home Illustrated Magazine.
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