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		<title>CONSTRUCTION OF NEW DRY KILNS AT AKRON, INDIANA, FACILITY</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 11:32:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are excited to  announce that we have begun construction of new dry kilns.  These new dry kilns  will consist of 6 package chamber-type Brunner-Hildebrand kilns which will allow  us additional drying capacity and the ability to offer more Pike Brand Hardwoods  to our current customers, as well as new customers. <a href="http://pikelumber.com/blog/?p=118">Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>US Forest Service Forest Inventory &amp; Analysis Program</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 11:19:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a result of the increased acreage and growth exceeding harvest, the volume of trees growing in Indiana continued to increase.]]></description>
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		<title>Grape Vines</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:11:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vines in your woods can be fun for the kids to swing on and pretend to be Tarzan, but they are very harmful to the trees.  Wild Grape and Poison Ivy both can be found hanging in trees.  The grape vine bark has a “shreddy” look to it, where the Poison Ivy has hair like<a href="http://pikelumber.com/blog/?p=113">Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Pileated Woodpecker</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:29:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Pileated Woodpecker is one of the largest, loudest, and most recognizable woodpeckers in North America.  Similar in size to the Common Crow, the Pileated was made famous, in part by the cartoon character Woody Woodpecker.  Prior to 1900 the Pileated was considered rare, but in recent years populations have shown strong increases across its<a href="http://pikelumber.com/blog/?p=110">Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Baker-Solano Forest earns coveted Deam award</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:09:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Ann Allen
The Baker-Solano Forest, located on a 240-acre tract in Seward Township, Kosciusko County, received the coveted 2011 Charles Deam Forestry Stewardship Award during the Indiana Forestry and Woodland Owners Association’s November 4-5 conference in Jasper.
It’s a forest of many names. Owners Dean and Suzie Baker, Akron, operating as Baker Forest Company, refer to<a href="http://pikelumber.com/blog/?p=107">Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Pike Helps Sponsor Purdue University Conclave Competition</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:49:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the weekend of April 8, Purdue University hosted the 59th Annual Midwestern Foresters Conclave. This is an annual event where college students throughout the Midwest gather together to compete in physical and mental Forestry events such as speed chopping, crosscut saw, tree identification and many others.
The students that competed in this day–long event are<a href="http://pikelumber.com/blog/?p=103">Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
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