Colorado Forestry & Earthworks
Brenda & Shawn Gaide
Colorado Forestry & Earthworks (CF&E) is a family-owned business in Westcliffe, Colorado, offering expert excavation, forestry, and land management services. With over 25 years of combined experience, CF&E provides site preparation, septic system installation, land clearing, and sustainable forestry using advanced GPS and laser-guided equipment, serving residential, commercial, and industrial clients with timely, budget-friendly results.
CF&E recently announced a new equity partnership with Valor Development!
Together, they are combining a deep well of knowledge and decades of construction experience to deliver a one-stop solution for property development, agricultural projects, and barndominium construction across South Central Colorado.
Led by Brenda Gaide, President and co-owner, CF&E has thrived since 2011, leveraging her diverse background in telecommunications, real estate, title work, and more. Shawn Gaide, co-owner and Vice President, brings over 20 years of excavation and logging expertise, ensuring customized, high-quality solutions. Known for reliability, sustainability, and community commitment, CF&E is a trusted name in Colorado land management.
CF&E Forestry
Services:
- Fire Mitigation
- Land Clearing
- Tree Thinning
- Custom Timbers
- Timber Harvesting
- Stump Removal
CF&E provides fire mitigation services, including masticating, saw cutting, mulching, and tree thinning, to reduce fuel loads and create defensible spaces against wildfires. Specializing in expert vegetation removal and land clearing, they help protect properties while promoting healthy native tree growth and enhancing property value.
CF&E Excavating
Services:
- Access Roads/ Driveways
- Septic Tanks
- Landscaping
- Earth Dam Construction
- Concrete Breaking
- Foundations
- Erosion Control
- General Excavation
- Utility Trenching
- Site Prep
- Hauling Services
CF&E specializes in comprehensive site preparation for construction projects, offering services like leveling, grading, excavation, and debris removal to ensure a stable foundation. Equipped to handle tough terrain with advanced machinery, they also provide erosion control using methods like silt fencing and rip-rap to protect sites and comply with environmental regulations. Additionally, they offer hardscaping, subdivision road and driveway construction, and licensed septic system design and installation in Custer and Fremont Counties, including soil analysis and utility trenching, to deliver reliable, sustainable solutions.
CF&E Gravel
CF&E operates the Geroux Gravel Pit in Westcliffe, CO.
They offer a variety of gravel types for purchase, suitable for construction and landscaping projects of any scale.
Our experiences with CF&E, Shawn and his crew are commendable. It is with pleasure that we can recommend them for a project such as ours.
Char and I would like to thank you for returning our phone call and showing up to look at our erosion problem within you said you would. We were so surprised that you could begin work so quickly, get equipment here, arrange for materials and perform the project in a single day. Most comforting was the final invoice matched the original quote.
Thank you, CF&E, for ordering materials for your business through Valley Ace Hardware. It was a pleasure doing business with you!
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