From the bark beetle epidemic that has already destroyed millions of acres of trees in Western states, good uses for the dead trees are now becoming more widespread as the wood is harvested.

Even with such huge damage, the wood, when harvested, has been put to striking uses in furniture, flooring, and paneling applications. It has also been used for  structural beams, as can be seen in this photo from Jeremiah Johnson Log Homes.  The list of structures built using beetle-kill pine includes everything from outhouses to garden sheds and benches. On a more expansive level. dead forests are now being considered as a source of biomass production to generate electricity.

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