For general inquiries, please contact the nursery at [email protected].
Please note that the nursery continues to operate at limited capacity due to ongoing facility renovations. Our new nursery facility remains on schedule for completion in spring 2026.
Planting seedling trees is vital for conservation in Colorado.
Few conservation efforts provide the extensive and enduring benefits of planting seedling trees. Seedling trees reforest burned areas, enhance wildlife habitat, reduce soil erosion, protect water supplies and serve as living fences that provide protection from wind and snow.
The Colorado State Forest Service Nursery is the state’s leader in producing low-cost, Colorado-grown seedling trees and shrubs for conservation. The nursery is situated on 130 acres on the Foothills Campus of Colorado State University in Fort Collins, allowing for field production of bare-root seedlings and greenhouse space for container plants.
The Colorado State Forest Service celebrated a groundbreaking for new facilities at the CSFS Seedling Tree Nursery in Fort Collins. This renovation is fundamental to meeting critical reforestation needs in Colorado and other western states.
Gov. Polis and the Colorado General Assembly commit more funds to improvements at the nursery, citing the critical need for reforestation across the state.
In 2022 the Colorado Legislature passed House Bill 22-1323 that dedicated $5 million to fund improvements to the nursery. During the tour, Nursery Manager Scott Godwin showed the lawmakers and partners around the nursery grounds. He described the progress made with the funding, next steps and future opportunities for success and expansion.
