Half-a-dozen fir trees, that either fell naturally during this year's big wind storm or had rotted-out bases and needed to be removed, were decked and milled last week into dimensional lumber. Kevin Caster brought in his portable sawmill and cut these trees into boards and large beams that will be used to construct houses, buildings and playground equipment at Pringle Creek. This use of on-site materials eliminated the need for hauling uncut logs to a mill and back, and turned a "waste product" (problem trees) into the highest, most valuable use (functional lumber).

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