Forests have always played an important role in the livelihood of rural mountain communities all over the word. They not only provide daily requirement of fuel and fodder for the rural households but are also the source areas of timber, medicinal herbs, grazing grounds for livestock etc. The material sourced from forests in mountains have very crucial role in economy of the village community because the primary activities of agriculture and animal husbandry cannot be carried out without inputs from forests. In mountain areas, fodder crops are not grown because of limited cropping area. The villagers visit the forest on daily basis to bring fodder leaf and grasses to feed stall fed animals such as buffalos and to provide fodder to grazing animals in the evening. The cattle, sheep and goats are generally taken for grazing to in nearby grass and forest areas. Similarly in the absence of alternative fuel source such as LPG, kerosene and electricity, the fuel wood is the only source of cooking. The village community visits the forests almost throughout the year to collect this. Forests also provide the bedding material in form of leaves for animals as in the cold mountain environment, it is a must. This material after use for sometimes is converted into compost with the mixture of cow dung. Finally the composted material is used as organic manure which is extremely crucial to maintain agriculture productivity in the fields. Thus forests are the most important resource for mountain people. However continuous exploitation of forest resources has resulted in degradation of these resources. The forest-dependent communities have always been concerned about utilization and management of these resources in a sustainable manner. It has been observed that participation of communities in natural resource management has been crucial and necessary in order to use these resources sustainably. In Uttarakhand Himalaya, of which Chakrata region is a part has a tradition of managing the forests with community participation. This approach is popularly known as community forest management and it attempts to involve local people in the management of their surrounding forest areas. The present study is an attempt to understand the nature of use and community management of forest, with the case study of village Koruwa in Chakrata tribal area of Uttarakhand Himalaya.