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building the stage. "It was a real mentoring process where knowledge and inspiration was passed on," said Bell. The final Treeline stage measured 40 ft. by 60 ft. and utilized about 520 pallets held in place with 6,000 screws. At its highest point the stage was 18 feet off the ground. The stage, backdrop, and seating were all comprised of recycled pallets. The completed stage structure was solid as a rock, according to Bell. Following the concert, it was completely dismantled in just four days and left no hint of its existence on the Pendarvis landscape. Like many of the concert-goers, the pallets that attended the 2014 Pickathon Music Festival had gone back to their day jobs of shipping products around the country. "People loved the structure, and it spoke to them in a very special way," said Bell. "Pallets are beloved by people; everyone is familiar with pallets. Such a humble material yet so versatile and artistic. This is what pallets do. They do their job and then they move on and go back into the work stream and do their next job." "Pallets were ideal for this type of project and they turned out to be really fascinating to work with," added Pollard. We were all very proud of the work we did and especially the response it evoked. As a student, you don't get too many opportunities to implement your ideas in the real world and see the effect they have on people. This was real and exciting and very, very gratifying." PC 40 PalletCentral • January-February 2016 palletcentral.com Leah Wheeler is a professional copywriter specializing in webwriting/SEO optimization, marketing and business com- munications, technical writing and articles. She can be reached at 480-275-7011 or leah@leahwheeler-writer.com. NATURE'S PACKAGING