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Dead Pine Beetles
Pine Bark Beetles are turning green trees red
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A unique partnership between the state of Montana and one local timber company is working to get rid of dead and dying trees. Montana Correctional Enterprises and Sun Mountain Lumber are spending serious resources to clean up prison land in Deer Lodge, MT. It's part of a newly created grant program that is being funded by federal stimulus money.
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A unique partnership between the state of Montana and one local timber company is working to get rid of dead and dying trees. Montana Correctional Enterprises and Sun Mountain Lumber are spending serious resources to clean up prison land in Deer Lodge, MT. It's part of a newly created grant program that is being funded by federal stimulus money.
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