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The North Slope Story

In 2002, outdoor and adventure writer Peter Stark hired restoration forester Matt Arno to thin larch and fir trees on overcrowded forest land he owns on the edge of Missoula, Montana.  Matt's crews thinned the stunted stands, leaving a beautiful forest of big healthy trees.  Peter then had the small–diameter larch (or tamarack) logs sawn into flooring for a dance studio he was building with his wife, Amy, a modern dancer. Beyond a beautiful a dance floor, the completed work showcased the possibilities of small–diameter larch – and it attracted architects, builders, forest ecologists, the media and many others.  With their shared passion for restored forests and the beautiful dance floor gaining so much attention, Peter and Matt together founded North Slope Sustainable Wood (named for the north slopes on which larch grows), created its “Treadlight” brand, and defined their mission: “New Floors Restoring Old Growth.”

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