After the smoke cleared, Mr. Harland found creeks running black with soot and the ground hardening more with every day that passed.
A former timber industry executive, Mr. Harland knew the forest wouldn’t grow back on its own.
Nor did he have the money to carry out a replanting operation, since growing for timber wouldn’t pay for itself; most of the nearby sawmills had shut down long ago anyway.
Then a local forester Mr. Harland knew suggested he get in touch with a new company out of Seattle, called Mast.
After visiting to scope out the site, Mast’s staff proposed to replant the whole acreage, free, and even pay Mr. Harland a bit at the end.
Persons:
Don, Harland
Organizations:
Montana : Flames
Locations:
Montana, Long, Seattle