Colorado Wood Utilization & Marketing Program
The Colorado Wood Utilization and Marketing Program (CoWood) strives to improve the quality of life for Colorado’s forest products producers, consumers, and forest users by being Colorado’s leading innovator for forest products information, service, education and outreach.




News & Updates
Projects & Community Efforts
CoWood Mission
The mission of the Colorado Wood Utilization and Marketing Program (CoWood) is to improve forest conditions by supporting the competitiveness and sustainability of Colorado’s wood products businesses and forestry contractors.
This includes improving wood utilization and market access for existing businesses and recruiting new wood product businesses, particularly along Colorado’s front-range, in order to reduce real and anticipated costs of forest management, forest restoration, and wildfire mitigation.
Services and Support
- Providing access to forest products harvesting, manufacturing and market research
- Delivering technical, business and financial assistance
- Offering wood products training and professional development opportunities
- Providing wood products utilization expertise and support to businesses, state and federal partners, communities, and forest collaboratives
CoWood Contact Information
Tim Reader
Program Specialist
Utilization & Marketing
Durango Field Office
Colorado State Forest Service
(970) 759-2443
tim.reader@colostate.edu
Diana Selby
Manager of Program Delivery
Forest Planning and Implementation Division
Colorado State Forest Service
5060 Campus Delivery
Fort Collins, CO 80523-5060
970-491-7284 Office, 970-430-1259 Cell
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