About centennial woods
World’s Largest Supplier of Sustainable Reclaimed Wood

About centennial woods

World’s Largest Supplier of Sustainable Reclaimed Wood
Centennial Woods® is all about repurposed wood

We build, maintain, and eventually reclaim weathered wood from the hundreds of miles worth of 12 foot tall snow fences lining Wyoming roadways. After 7 – 10 years the weathered boards are taken down and repurposed into a variety of interior and exterior products like wall/ceiling paneling, siding, and decor items. They are an important part of a winter driving safety program that helps to keep roadways safe and interstate commerce flowing.

The Wyoming climate is so varied and intense that after a decade our wood’s moisture content is only between 4% and 8% making it inhospitable to insects. This allows our wood to skip the energy-intensive process of kiln drying which contributes towards making snow fence reclaimed wood a carbon-negative product. Centennial Woods® has repurposed more than 25 million feet of reclaimed wood and avoided more than 20,000 tons of CO2 emissions since 1999. Learn more on our FAQ page. We work closely with WYDOT to keep interstate commerce moving during Wyoming's brutal winters. See our snow fences in action on Interstate 80 where snow season is September through May.

The Wyoming climate is so varied and intense that after a decade our wood’s moisture content is only between 4% and 8% making it inhospitable to insects. This allows our wood to skip the energy-intensive process of kiln drying which contributes towards making snow fence reclaimed wood a carbon-negative product. Centennial Woods® has repurposed more than 25 million feet of reclaimed wood and avoided more than 20,000 tons of CO2 emissions since 1999. Learn more on our FAQ page. We work closely with WYDOT to keep interstate commerce moving during Wyoming's brutal winters. See our snow fences in action on Interstate 80 where snow season is September through May.

A section of Wyoming snow fence in the Big Hollow.
The Big Hollow in Wyoming is the world's second largest hollow and is completely wind-formed seen with a section of snow fence.
Illustration of a Wyoming snow fence.
Illustration of a bundle of reclaimed wood being moved by a forklift at Centennial Woods.
Illustration of a modern mountain home clad in vertical reclaimed wood siding.

A Unique Reclaimed Wood Story

Snow fence wood’s first life was keeping roads safe and its second life is reclaimed wood products.
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Centennial Woods® was founded in the Laramie area in 1999. Over the years, has evolved into a business of public and private partnerships keeping winter roads safe by building and maintaining snow fences.
Previously, snow fences were burned or disposed of in a landfill after they degraded due to age. Today, Centennial Woods® repurposes the wood using state of the art milling equipment. For over 20 years we have been providing sustainable wood building materials to architects, designers, builders, contractors, and consumers worldwide.

View our FSC® Recycled certification on page 4 of this pdf document.
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Snow Fence Road, Wyoming.
Global distribution
Weathered and reclaimed in the mountains and plains of Wyoming, shipped Worldwide.
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