Support Colorado’s Forests

You Can Help by Donating to the Following Funds

The Colorado State Forest Service has several forestry-related donation programs, described below.

To donate, follow the links to the CSFS Colorado State University donation page.

Under the heading Designations, there is a form field, Additional Designation(s), letting you select which of the program or programs that you’d like to support.

Thank you for helping us improve the health and resilience of Colorado’s forests.

Colorado State Forest Service

Donations to the Colorado State Forest Service Fund will help support CSFS programs and activities that facilitate our mission “to achieve stewardship of Colorado’s diverse forest environments for the benefit of present and future generations.”

Restoring Colorado’s Forests Fund

In the aftermath of destructive wildfires, reforestation of burned land helps protect water supplies, restores wildlife habitat and reduces flooding and erosion.

Donations to the Restoring Colorado’s Forests Fund will provide tree seedlings for planting on privately owned and state-managed lands throughout Colorado that have been most severely impacted by wildfire or other disasters. Areas that are most critical to water protection and wildlife habitat, and that provide the most public benefit, will be targeted for planting efforts.

For more information, download the Restoring Colorado’s Forests Fund application (250 KB PDF).

Michigan River Camp Capital Campaign

Donations to the Michigan River Camp Capital Campaign will transform the current camp at the Colorado State Forest into a facility that offers place-based learning, training and research for the next generation of foresters, resource managers and researchers. The camp, located about two hours from CSU’s campus in Fort Collins and an hour from Steamboat Springs, will serve schools and other entities in Jackson, Routt, Grand and Larimer counties – and elsewhere across Colorado.

Colorado Bark Beetle Mitigation

Colorado’s forests have experienced the largest pine beetle outbreak in our state’s recorded history. Our vision for the future is to help Colorado’s forests develop greater resilience to insect and disease epidemics.

Donations to the Colorado Bark Beetle Mitigation Fund provide funding to help remove dead and dying beetle-infested trees on state-owned forestlands.

Forest Legacy Monitoring Endowment

Donations to the Forest Legacy Monitoring Endowment will support monitoring of Forest Legacy Conservation Easements.

Thomas B. Borden Tree Account

Donations to the Tom Borden Tree Account will help fund trees that will be planted on the Colorado State University Main Campus and foothills campuses. Other special activities or proposals related to university vegetation management also will be considered.

Thank you for your support!