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Companies listed here produce products that are made with at least 50 percent of wood that is derived from public or private forests in Colorado as a result of forest management activities.

The Forest Products Business Planning Guide is designed to assist startup and existing businesses develop a business plan. The workbook should be used to guide your thinking as you plan to start a new business, expand an existing business or strategically prepare you in your search for capital. Upon going through the different sections of the workbook, you will have a complete plan written, and be ready to present to a banker or an investor. You...

Colorado's forests provide clean air and water, wildlife habitat, world-class recreational opportunities, wood products, and unparalleled scenery. But many of Colorado's forests are in poor condition, with increasing threats from record-setting wildfires, damaged watersheds, invasive insects, and ongoing bark beetle epidemics. Forest management is one of the best ways to reduce threats to our forests, and a thriving forest products industry can help...