Colorado Wildfires - Windswept Weathered Wood

Colorado Wildfires, Beetle Kill Forests

In Colorado and New Mexico, we are currently witnessing an environmental tragedy on our television and computer screens. A combined 140 square miles of raging forest fires continue to ravage dead or dying beetle kill forests that lay vulnerable due to the fact that a large majority of fiber is deemed unusable.

These mountain regions maintain an abundance of dead trees to fuel these fires, also raising questions about how the forests have been managed. If you look closely almost anywhere in these regions it's easy to spot swatches of red, places where insects have killed the most vulnerable trees.

Documented sources have stated that up to 100,000 trees per day are available for harvest in Colorado and Southern Wyoming, as a result of suppressed forest fires and lack of thinning.

One of the many hazardous byproducts of these fires is dangerous and preventable carbon emission. Practical and sound environmental answers continue to remain in short supply. However, the usage of Colorado beetle kill by area lumber mills have discovered a remarkable way to turn wasted standing dead fiber into Eco-smart, environmentally friendly uses that benefit both the environment as well as the economy.

“Windswept”, a division of Teton, West Lumber, Inc., based out of Cheyenne, WY and Northern Priming & Pre-stain located in Kersey, CO utilizes salvage beetle kill fiber. Together they process the dead or dying fiber into 100 percent usable, on grade weathered wood products that are environmentally and aesthetically pleasing.

Lumber industry grade rule associations regulate all beetle kill and standing dead fiber to be graded in every aspect as that of new wood, including structural integrity and load bearing spans.

Consider “Windswept” products as they represent an ideal, cost efficient choice that caters to the needs of the prudent and environmentally mindful.

When searching for weathered wood type products, many similar tag lines are searched, such as barn wood, reclaimed wood, recycled wood, antiqued wood, reused wood, sustainable wood.  The most predominant searches also include siding products, such as: weathered siding, reclaimed siding, barn siding, barn wood siding, antiqued siding, reused siding, just to name a few.

Make sure you are making an environmentally sound choice when searching these type products.  Windswept represents a smart-choice for all weathered wood products, weathered siding and weathered wood siding.  Windswept is also an ideal choice for interior lumber products such as: paneling, weathered paneling, weathered wood paneling, weathered lumber, weathered wood lumber. reclaimed paneling, reclaimed interior products and much more.

Let us help you with your search, we welcome your call, email or blog comments.

To obtain more information, contact:


Glen Ehrhardt, Business Development
PO Box 59
Lakebay, WA 98349
p. 253.884.6255
Email  windswept.rep@gmail.com 
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