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Our standard log is lodge pole pine cut from dead standing timber. This timber is normally killed by fire or beetles. Pine beetles burrow just under the bark and eat the sap wood, killing the tree. Once the tree has died, the beetle either dies or leaves the tree for new food. The tree then loses its bark which allows it to dry without rotting.
