The Bonner Milltown area is a collection of neighborhoods, old and new. The cleanup, restoration, and redevelopment of the Clark Fork and Blackfoot rivers and their confluence and the shut down and subsequent sale of the mill has brought unprecedented change to this once stable community in the span of a decade. Change can be unsettling, but it offers tremendous potential as well. These stories chronicle events as they are unfolding.
Sustainability
Deconstructed / Reclaimed
Story by Warren Hampton, photos by Heritage Timber
"Wood warms you twice," unless you're Gary Delp of Heritage Timber. Dismantling buildings and reclaiming historical, useful and beautiful materials for resale and reuse multiplies the use of wood.
With the many wonderful distractions of a Montana summer, it’s easy to lose track of what’s going on in the world around us. There's a lot going on: removal of the "3B" sediments, a grant proposal, a threat to connecting to the Kim Williams Trail, a new virtual interpretive center, and more! Here's an update from the CFRTAC August commentary
It’s sweeping the country, and their music is not sweet to the ear. Instead of being melodic, it goes “chomp chomp” and is repeated millions of times in tunnels under the bark of Western Montana’s Ponderosa Pine.
Did you know that one out of every third bite of food comes to us thanks to pollinators? From beautiful butterflies to busy bees, it’s clear that pollinators are essential to life on our planet.
But, declines in pollinators in North America and around the world pose what could be a significant threat to biodiversity, global food webs and human health.
Help pollinators in your neighborhood. One way is to build "bee houses".
"Bee Houses" provide cover and places to raise young for bees. They're easy and fun to make, or can be purchased commercially from several vendors.
The Orchard Mason Bee is a wonderful little creature. It does not live in a nest like other bees; it lives in wooden blocks, but does not drill holes and destroy wooden items like other bees. It uses holes that are already available. The male Orchard Mason Bee can not sting and the female rarely stings.How to build a bee house:
It’s sweeping the country, and their music is not sweet to the ear. Instead of being melodic, it goes “chomp chomp” and is repeated millions of times in tunnels under the bark of Western Montana’s Ponderosa Pine.
Help pollinators in your neighborhood. One way is to build "bee houses".