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Missoula company finds alternative wood sources to protect old growth

John Weaver wanted cedar siding shingles on his cabin near St. Ignatius.

But the biologist didn’t want to contribute to the destruction of old-growth cedar forests.

As Loken Builders constructed the cabin, Weaver came up with an idea: Recycle the scrap wood, which is mostly pine and fir, from the construction site and make siding shingles out of it.
It worked, so well that Steve Loken took the idea to Home Resource, a building materials recycling center in Missoula.

And, in collaboration with Opportunity Resources, a nonprofit organization that provides care and job training for adults with disabilities, Cedar Saver Shingles were born.

By VINCE DEVLIN of the Missoulian

Full Story: http://missoulian.com/articles/2005/06/05/news/local/news06.txt

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