The Colorado Wood Utilization and Marketing Program at Colorado State University: Library

Did you know?

A family of four would need a 1.5 ton truck to haul away the paper they use in one year. United Airlines has the capacity to handle 300 tons of mail and freight per day at DIA. At that rate, it would take United 13.8 years to haul all the paper products used in Colorado each year.

Source: Lynch, D. L. and K. Mackes. 2001. Wood use in Colorado at the turn of the twenty-first century. Research Paper RMRS-RP-32. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 23 p.

To read the article, please click here.

The Colorado Wood Utilization and Marketing Program (CO-Wood)

Digital Library

Wood Pellet Manufacturing

These publications have been moved to http://cowood.4shared.com. If you have problems downloading these files, please contact Elaine Hughes.

Pinyon-Juniper Resources

Management Guidelines for Expanding Pinyon Nut Production

PJE mgmt report 3-18-08

Progress Report on Turning Pinyon to Pellets

Wood Data Sheet on Pinyon pine - information on physical, mechanical, and working properties of pinyon

Beyond Firewood and Fenceposts: Exploring and Expanding the Commercial Potential of Colorado's Pinyon-Juniper Woodlands

Blue-Stain and Mountain Pine Beetle

Quick Facts on Blue-stain Lumber and Mountain Pine Beetle - this is a two-sided color pdf that can be printed and used to educate customers about the basic facts of mountain pine beetles and blue-stain lumber.

Fact Sheet on Blue-stain in Lodgepole Pine - good source of information on effects of Mountain Pine Beetle on lodgepole and resulting blue-stain incursion.

Wood Species Guides

These publications were created by Dr. Dave Bueche and are excellent sources of information, as well as marketing tools for the following native Colorado species:

Aspen (Coming Soon!)

2004 Colorado Forest Industries Directory - CO-Wood directory of forest products manufacturers in Colorado

Feasibility of Grading Lumber Produced by Independent Mills in the Interior West - by Ron Anthony. This report investigates the requirments for small, independently owned mills to carry a grade stamp for the material they produce.

Opportunities for Making Wood Products from Small Diameter Trees in Colorado - by Drs. Denny Lynch and Kurt Mackes. This report outlines possible products that can be manufcatured from the small-diameter resource in Colorado, and throughout the InterMountain West. Please note that this link will take you to the report abstract - the actual report is a .pdf file accessible at the bottom of the abstract.

Wood Use in Colorado at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century - by Drs. Denny Lynch and Kurt Mackes. This report estimates the kinds, uses, and amount, and retail value of wood products consumed in Colorado from 1997 to 2000.

Technical Bulletins

Sales, Preservatives, and Safety - This report outlines changes in the wood preservative industry, including whats going on here in Colorado, as the industry moves away from CCA, and also results from data collected from the Denver OSHA field office on what offences have been cited in the sawmill and logging industries in our region.

Overview of Lumber Grades and Building Codes - This Technical Bulletin outlines the basics of lumber grades, including how small mills can acquire a lumber grade stamp, and discusses the requirments in building codes for grade-stamped lumber, as well as acceptable alternatives.

Small Business Financing Information compiled with help from the Colorado Office of Economic Development , outlining opportunities for small businesses to find answers to their financing needs

A Simple Profit Planning and Cost Management System for Small Sawmills Article written by Robert E. Pajala of Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Also, see downloadable Excel Forms that supplement article.

CSU / CSFS U&M Technical Notes

#1: How well does my air dry yard stack up?
Provides a checklist for mill owners to evaluate their air dry yard

#2: Operating an Effective Air Dry Yard (Part I)
By Dr. Fred Lamb, Professor of Wood Science and Forest Products at Virginia Tech

#3: Operating an Effective Air Dry Yard (Part II)
By Dr. Fred Lamb, Professor of Wood Science and Forest Products at Virginia Tech

#4: Why are my boards warped and how do I prevent it from happening?
Includes an article written by drying expert Gene Wengert of Univeristy of Wisconsin

#5a: Our industry, our forests, and you.
Presents facts and myths about forest in Colorado and business owner's opportunity to help spread correct, factual informtation.

#5b: Sawing Frozen Timber with Circular Headrigs
Technical Report from 1974, written by sawmill expert Stan Lundstrom of the Forest Products Lab

Marketing Opportunities

2004 Colorado Forest Industries Directory - CO-Wood directory of forest products manufacturers in Colorado.

Sources of Marketing Information for the Forest Products Industry - by Ernesto Wagner and Eric Hansen, of Oregon State University, and David Fell of Forintek Canada Corp.

A Profile of Wood Supplied to Pallet Manufacturers by Sawmills Along the Front Range of Colorado - by Kurt Mackes

An Assessment of Pallet Lumber Supply and Manufacturing in Colorado - by Kurt Mackes and Denny Lynch

Dip-Diffusion Treatment of Wood: A Value-Added Option for Four Corners' Forest Product Manufacturers

Double-diffusion treatment of Colorado Species - by Chris Jennings report on treating trials of ponderosa and lodgepole pine

The Use of White Fir Shavings as Bedding for Laboratory Animals - by Kurt Mackes, Elisa French, Denny Lynch, Julie Ward

The Use of Wood Shavings and Sawdust as Bedding and Litter for Small Pet Mammals in Colorado - by Kurt Mackes and Denny Lynch

Wood Pellet Manufacturing Production and Equipment and Cost Study for Walden, Colorado - by Nikki K. Williams, Dr. Denny Lynch.

CD Publications

Download Instructions: PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING COMPLETELY before clicking on any of the links below.

Due to the high demand for these CD's, we have made them available for download on-line for faster access. Each program is in *.ZIP format (except for the Wood Handbook), and will require WinZip or another file compression program to open, which may already be packaged on your computer. If you do not have WinZip, a free version of WinZip can be downloaded at: http://www.winzip.com/downwzeval.htm?wzdm or 7-Zip, an equally good free-ware compression utility can be downloaded at: http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/sevenzip/7z442.exe?download.

If you encounter problems and would like a CD to be mailed to you, please contact Elaine Hughes.

Pinyon-Juniper Literature Review - An electronic based literature review on the Inventory, Harvesting, and Utilization of Pinyon Pine and Utah Juniper. Electronic versions of key publications and abstratcs are linked to the reference citations.

The FPL Wood Handbook - one of the most comprehensive sources of information on wood. The Wood Handbook covers a complete range of topics, and includes information on the basics of wood properties, mechanical properties, finishing, lumber grades, and much more. The electronic version of the Wood Handbook that we are offering is completely linked and searchable, allowing the user to click on topics in the Table of Contents and view the subject automatically, or search the entire 300+ pages for keywords of interest.

The SBA Library of Essential Small Business Literature - An extensive compilation of SBA literature that is no longer in print, yet is still as relevant to small businesses as the day it was created. Over 600 pages of scanned articles covering topics ranging from Business Planning and Decision Making to Sales and Advertising.

Sawmill Improvement Workshop CD - All the presentations given at the 2004 Sawmill Improvement Workshop held in Durango. Also includes an extensive collection of sawmill related publications and support material. All material is presented in a web-based format that allows users to access the information in a manner similar to surfing a website, without the need to access the internet because all the material is contained on the CD.

Wood Pellet Manufacturing Publications CD - Four publications dealing with the opportunities and challenges of manufacturing wood pellets in Colorado are now available on CD, from Colorado Wood. The publications: Wood Pellet Manufacturing in Colorado: An Opportunity Analysis; Wood Pellet Manufacturing Production Equipment and Cost Study for Walden, Colorado; Wood Pellet Manufacturing in Colorado: Business Considerations; and Wood Pelletization Sourcebook: A Sample Business Plan for the Potential Pellet Manufacturer.

Harvesting Methods and Costs

Small-scale Harvesting Systems for Restoration Thinning Projects in Colorado's Red Zones - Stefan Reinold's Master Thesis, CSU

Literature Review on Restoration Thinning Equipment and Systems - compiled by Jared Ebert and Dr. Kurt Mackes. Comprehensive review of literature relating to harevsting equipment selection and use in restoration thinning activities

Literature Review on Skidding and Yarding on Steep Slopes - compiled by Jared Ebert and Dr. Kurt Mackes. Comprehensive review of skidding and yarding equipment and systesm used on steep slop operations.

Pines Project

Forest Restoration in Southwestern Ponderosa Pine - by Denny Lynch, Bill Romme, and M. Lisa Floyd

Summary Report for the Ponderosa Pine Partnership, Montezuma County: Ecology and Economics of Ponderosa Pine Forest Restoration on the Mancos-Dolores District of the San Juan National Forest - by Denny Lynch, William Romme, Phil Kemp, and Carla Garrison

Other Notable Projects

Environment and Natural Resources Policy Institute Policy Brief on The Endangered Species Act: Impacts of Private Forest Lands in Colorado - by Patrick L. McLaughlin and Denny Lynch, edited by Susan Cockrell

Report on the Test Results for Colorado White Fir (Abies concolor) from the Pagosa Springs District, San Juan National Forest - by Drs. Tom Gorman, Denny Lynch, Kurt Mackes