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.
Colorado Wood Utilization & Marketing Program
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.
Forest Business Loan Fund
Colorado’s Forest Business Loan Fund provides lending to forest businesses who are improving Colorado’s forests.
Urban Wood Utilization
Urban tree utilization keeps this useful wood resource from entering our city landfills.
DIA Hotel & Transit Center
CSFS is proud to partner with Denver, Patrick Marold, and Rocky Mountain Timber Products, on a sculptural timber installation at DIA.
Black Forest Utilization
The Black Forest Post-Fire Utilization and Community Recovery project assist residents in the economical removal and utilization of their burnt timber.
CoWood Mission
Our mission is to improve the quality of life for Colorado’s forest products producers, consumers and forest users by being Colorado’s leading innovator on forest products information, service, education and outreach.
What is CoWood?
The Colorado Wood Utilization and Marketing Program (CoWood) is in the Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) Forest Planning & Implementation Division. Our staff includes forest products and forest management professionals, educators and researchers in the CSFS and the Warner College of Natural Resources at Colorado State University.
CoWood staff are well positioned, recognized and experienced in working with a diverse collection of local, state, private and public natural resource stakeholders in Colorado and throughout the western region. Our program delivery includes:
Applied Research
- Forest Harvest and Hazardous Fuels Reduction Economics/Utilization
- Wood Product Processing and Wood Product Markets
- Energy Applications and Policy Analysis
Technical and Business Assistance
- Forest Products Harvesting and Manufacturing
- Business, Financial and Market Planning
Education and Outreach
- Colorado’s Forest Products Economy
- Colorado Forest Products™
- Continuing Education for Industry Professionals
- Seminars, Workshops and Conferences
Funding Available for Projects Addressing Forest Health, Wildfire Risk
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – A summer of destructive wildfires has served as an unfortunate reminder to Coloradans that many forested areas here remain unhealthy and fire-prone, and that the occurrence of fire in natural settings is inevitable. For those interested in taking action, but who have simply lacked the means, funding is available to help address these concerns.
Colorado State Forest Service Offers New Community Forester for Eastern Colorado
LA JUNTA, Colo. – As part of an agency-wide restructure that took effect this year, the Colorado State Forest Service has filled a new position dedicated to assisting eastern Colorado with community forestry concerns.
Compensation Available for Landowners Wanting to Protect Forestlands
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Colorado landowners who want to protect environmentally valuable private forest areas that could someday be threatened by development or conversion to other non-forest uses – and who desire to receive monetary compensation in the process – now have the opportunity to submit proposals to protect their forestlands.
CoWood Contact Information
Tim Reader
Program Specialist of Utilization & Marketing
Durango Field Office, Colorado State Forest Service
(970) 247-5250
tim.reader@colostate.edu
Dr. Kurt Mackes
Assistant Professor
Colorado State University
(970) 491-4066
kmackes@warnercnr.colostate.edu
Scott Woods
Associate Director of Forest Planning & Implementation
Colorado State Forest Service
(303) 404-9057
scott.woods@colostate.edu
Joe Duda
Deputy State Forester
Colorado State Forest Service
(970) 491-7546
joseph.duda@colostate.edu