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
The USDA Forest Service is accepting applications to its Community Wood, Wood Innovations and Wood Products Infrastructure Assistance programs.
Wood Innovations applications are due Dec. 11. Community Wood and Wood Products Infrastructure applications are due Dec. 18.
Contact Tim Reader [email protected]u or Steve Rudolph [email protected] for assistance, or visit Wood Innovations | US Forest Service for complete information on the USDA Wood Innovations program.
The Timber, Forest Health & Wildfire Mitigation Industries Workforce Development Program is now accepting applications. This program provides funding to qualifying businesses and organizations to hire and train new employees in the timber, forest health and wildfire mitigation industries.
This video was created with funds awarded from the Biomass Utilization grant program, established by the Colorado General Assembly and administered by the Colorado State Forest Service. This program funds projects that show how trees and slash removed from forests for wildfire prevention and mitigation are used for energy generation or agricultural biochar. Video produced by Oregon Department of Forestry.
Projects & Community Efforts
Wood to Energy Program
Wood derived from Colorado and used for energy contributes to our state’s healthy forests, strong rural communities, and clean energy economy.
Colorado Forest Products™
The Colorado Forest Products™ program enhances the marketing of wood products harvested from Colorado’s forestland.
Wildfire Risk Mitigation Loan Fund
Colorado’s Wildfire Risk Mitigation Loan Fund provides lending to forest businesses who are improving Colorado’s forests.
Workforce Development
The Timber, Forest Health & Wildfire Mitigation Industries Workforce Development Program provides funding to hire and train new employees.
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
[email protected]
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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