Resources Catalog - Quick Links

• Business Planning
• Opportunities for Making Wood Products in Colorado
• Working with Colorado Commercial Tree Species

Business Planning

• Forest Products Business Planning Guide (2.4 MB PDF)

Opportunities for Making Wood Products in Colorado

General Overview

• Opportunities for Making Wood Products from Small Diameter Trees in Colorado (1.3 MB PDF)
• Wood Use in Colorado at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century (172 KB PDF)

Biomass

• Where Wood Works: Harnessing the Energy of Woody Biomass in Colorado (2011) (4.9 MB)

Lumber

• Overview of Lumber Grades and Building Codes (124 KB PDF)

Mountain Pine Beetle/Blue-Stain

• Beating the Blues: Frequently Asked Questions about the Mountain Pine Beetle and the Utilization of Blue-Stained Lodgepole Pine Timber in Colorado (493 KB PDF)

Working with Colorado Commercial Tree Species

Forest Products Utilization Handbook

• The new 2010 Forest Products Utilization handbook contains new and extensive information for the harvesting and manufacturing of forest products. Read more

Cottonwood

• Cottonwood Use Guide (460 KB PDF)

Douglas-Fir

• Douglas-Fir Use Guide (856 KB PDF)

Engelmann Spruce

• Engelmann Spruce Use Guide (872 KB PDF)

Lodgepole Pine

• Lodgepole Pine Use Guide (879 KB PDF)

Piñon Pine

• Piñon Pine Use Guide (249 KB PDF)

Ponderosa Pine

• Ponderosa Pine Use Guide (871 KB PDF)

Subalpine Fir

• Subalpine Fir Use Guide (1.6 MB PDF)

White Fir

• White Fir Use Guide (857 KB PDF)

If you are interested in other resources about utilizing Colorado wood, please contact the Colorado Wood Utilization Marketing staff:

Dr. Kurt Mackes
Assistant Professor
Colorado State University
(970) 491-4066
kmackes@warnercnr.colostate.edu

Tim Reader
Utilization and Marketing Forester
Durango Office, Colorado State Forest Service
(970) 247-5250
treader@lamar.colostate.edu

Mike Eckhoff
Ph.D. Candidate
Department of Forestry and Rangeland Stewardship
Colorado State University
(970) 219-2140
mike.eckhoff@colostate.edu

Kristina Hughes
Graduate Student
Forestry and Natural Resources Management
Colorado State University
khugs@rams.colostate.edu