(1) The authority granted to the board by section 23-31-201 includes the following powers and duties:
(a) To provide for the protection of the forest resources of the state, both public and private, from insects and diseases;
(b) To foster and promote the control of soil erosion on such forest lands;
(c) To carry on an educational program with landowners, in the application of the practice of forestry on forest lands, by the growing, harvesting, and marketing of forest products from such lands;
(d) To disseminate information and statistics concerning forests and forestry in the state, subject to the control and approval of the executive director of the department of natural resources;
(e) To conduct investigations and experiments tending to further the intent of this part 2;
(f) To report to the executive director of the department of natural resources at such times and on such matters as the executive director may require; and
(g) To cooperate with all agencies of the state which need and request the aid and assistance of a trained forester.
(2) In addition to the powers and duties set forth in subsection (1) of this section, the board of governors of the Colorado state university system shall enter into an agreement with the executive director of the department of natural resources pursuant to section 24-33-201 (1), C.R.S.