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perspectives
By Tara Mastrelli

sustainable solution
The Resort at Paws Up nds a creative, and pro table, kind of pest control
Problem:
The Rocky Mountains, across Canada and the U.S., have seen nearly 70,000 square miles of forest die since 2000. The forest has been under attack by an infestation of the Mountain Pine Beetle—a small insect, about the size of a grain of rice, which targets and feeds on Lodgepole, Pondersosa, and white pine trees. The beetles are spreading across the West, where in Montana alone nearly four million acres were estimated to be infested in 2008 and 2009. Forest ecologists have forecasted the beetle infestation to continue for another five to seven years. The beetle-killed trees pose a fire hazard and a risk to recreationists, utility lines, and roads when the dead trees fall over. sustainability initiatives is to incorporate our own bluestain pine into the design and architecture of all new resort buildings and facilities,” says Lipson. Roughsawn bluestain pine walls have been incorporated into the pavilion structures in its luxury tent encampments. (The pavilions are centralized locations where guests can get

Solution:
The Resort at Paws Up, a luxury ranch in Greenbough, Montana, tackled the problem head on. “Rather than simply destroying the trees, we wanted to see if there was some way that the trees, which have a unique blue-silver coloring characteristic not found in traditional lumber, could be utilized for a positive benefit,” says Larry Lipson, managing director of Greeno, a sustainable building products company the resort created to manufacture and market decorative bluestain lumber products to green builders, architects, interior designers, and home improvement stores. Since launching in June of last year, initial operating results have been encouraging. “We have obtained research studies that demonstrate that bluestain lumber is just as strong as traditional lumber. We have created a forest management plan and have had our property certified as sustainably forested by a national accreditation agency. We have also established a local supply chain that roughsaws, dries, and mills the timber into flooring, wainscoting, and decorative trim (crown, case, and base molding),” says Lipson. “Our commitment to use local companies and craftsmen in the creation of our products has also been received very favorably by the community.” Harvesting the dead trees has also improved the appearance and health of the surrounding forests. Forestry agencies have requested tours of the property, and upon completion, have indicated that Paws Up’s forested land is a model operation for the harvesting of beetlekill pine, while improving the habitats for both plant and wildlife. With the majority of the bluestain pine supply coming directly off of the Resort at Paws Up property, “one of the primary bluestain pine.

together.) More recently, finished bluestain products have been incorporated directly into some of the resort accommodations: one of its Meadow Homes has been outfitted with flooring, wainscoting, and a complete trim package utilizing In the current renovation of the resort’s Bull Barn, a 100-yearold barn with a great deal of historical significance, bluestain pine is featured prominently in the siding and molding trim. Creekside Camp, which opened in July of last year, also showcases a significant amount of bluestain pine in the construction. The encampment features an architecturally impressive dining pavilion with a monumental, natural round-stone fireplace, as well as an outdoor firepit. And the resort is currently building Pinnacle Camp, the newest and most luxurious tent encampment at Paws Up to date. Opening this June, it will feature six large tent suites with spacious ensuite bathrooms, a plush dining pavilion, slate showers, vanities with two sinks, hardwood floors, and spacious decks. Other projects for 2011 include the renovation of the resort’s Kids Camp and the construction of a series of large chaparral gates that will provide access to the tent encampments as well as the Wilderness Estates. “The mission of Greeno is to be much more than a provider of sustainably harvested lumber products. We want to be able to provide ecologically sound building solutions across a wide range of products that could include paint, insulation, drywall, masonry, and others,” says Lipson, noting a line of bluestain furniture and accessories may be a future possibility.

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Hospitality Design - April 2011
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From the Editor
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People
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Sketchbook
Places
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Trends
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Sustainable Studio
Interview
Interview
Profile
Flooring
Bathroom Finds
Technology
Spain
Platinum Circle
Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
Hotel Sezz Saint-Tropez
Le Méridien Bora Bora
Banyan Tree Al Wadi
Redbury
Waterhouse
Setai Fifth Avenue
Hotel Astor
Gansevoort Park Avenue
Lords Hotel
Four Seaons Hotel Denver
InterContinental New York Times Square Penthouse
One Ski Hill Place, a RockResort
Country Bistro
Fabbrica
Sing Yin
JG Domestic
Twenty Five Lusk
Prasino
Spare Room/Public Restaurant
Donato Salon + Spa
Back Space
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