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Steven Hayes

Steven Hayes is a researcher in the Forest Industry Research Program at the Bureau of Business and Economic Research at the University of Montana.

Bill Calovis watches as lumber is loaded onto his truck at the B&J Sawmill in Reed Point. (AP Photo, James Woodcock)
Featured, Stories April 5, 2021 April 5, 2021

Lumber Prices Skyrocket During Pandemic

A construction and remodeling boom has driven the demand for lumber and far exceeded the supply, causing lumber prices to rise all over the country.

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Jim Barnam, owner of the B&J Sawmill in Reed Point, Montana, walks through piles of logs in the sawmill’s yard. (AP Photo/Billings Gazette, James Woodcock)
Featured, Stories September 21, 2018 January 13, 2021

The State of Montana Forestry

The U.S. Forest Service hopes to improve forest health and reduce wildfires with increased timber harvests. How will that effect Montana?

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