Exhibit 10.24

BOISE CASCADE CORPORATION    2001 BOARD OF DIRECTORS DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN    (As Amended Through September 26, 2003)

1.Purpose of the Plan. The purpose of the Boise Cascade Corporation 2001 Directors Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Plan")
is to further the growth and development of Boise Cascade Corporation (the "Company") by providing nonemployee directors of the Company the opportunity to defer all or a portion of their cash
compensation and thereby encourage their productive efforts on behalf of the Company. The Plan is an unfunded plan intended to provide Participants with an opportunity to supplement their retirement
income through deferral of current compensation.

2.Definitions.



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3.Administration and Interpretation. The Committee shall have final discretion, responsibility, and authority to administer
and interpret the Plan. This includes the discretion and authority to determine all questions of fact, eligibility, or benefits relating to the Plan. The Committee may also adopt any rules it deems
necessary to administer the Plan. The Committee's responsibilities for administration and interpretation of the Plan shall be exercised by Company employees who have been assigned those
responsibilities by the Company's management. Any Company employee exercising responsibilities relating to the Plan in accordance with this section shall be deemed to have been delegated the
discretionary authority vested in the Committee with respect to those responsibilities, unless limited in writing by the Committee. Any Participant may appeal any action or decision of these employees
to the Company's General Counsel and may request that the Committee reconsider decisions of the General Counsel. Claims for benefits under the Plan and appeals of claim denials shall be in accordance
with Sections 10 and 11. Any interpretation by the Committee shall be final and binding on the Participants.

4.Participant Deferral and Distribution Elections.



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5.Distributions.



6.Miscellaneous.



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7.Amendment and Termination. The Company, acting through its Board of Directors or any committee of the Board of Directors,
may, at its sole discretion, amend or terminate the Plan at any time, provided that the amendment or termination shall not adversely affect the vested or accrued rights or benefits of any Participant
without the Participant's prior consent.

8.Unsecured General Creditor. Except as provided in Section 9, Participants and their beneficiaries, heirs,
successors, and assigns shall have no legal or equitable rights, interest, or claims in any property or assets of the Company. The assets of the Company shall not be held under any trust for the
benefit of Participants, their beneficiaries, heirs, successors, or assigns, or held in any way as collateral security for the fulfilling of the obligations of the Company under this Plan. Any and all
Company assets shall be, and remain, the general, unpledged, unrestricted assets of the Company. The Company's obligation under the Plan shall be an unfunded and unsecured promise of the Company to
pay money in the future.

9.Deferred Compensation and Benefits Trust. Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control of the Company or at any time
thereafter, the Company, in its sole discretion, may transfer to the DCB Trust cash, marketable securities, or other property acceptable to the trustee to pay the Company's obligations under this Plan
in whole or in part (the "Funding Amount"). Any cash, marketable securities, and other property so transferred shall be held, managed, and disbursed by the trustee subject to and in accordance with
the terms of the DCB Trust. In addition, from time to time, the Company may make additional transfers of cash, marketable securities, or other property acceptable to the trustee as desired by the
Company in its sole discretion to maintain or increase the Funding Amount with respect to this Plan. The assets of the DCB Trust, if any, shall be used to pay benefits under this Plan, except to the
extent the Company pays such benefits. The Company and any successor shall continue to be liable for the ultimate payment of those benefits.

10.Claims Procedure. Claims for benefits under the Plan shall be filed in writing, within 60 days after the event
giving rise to a claim, with the Company's Manager of Salaried and Executive Compensation (the "Manager"), who shall have absolute discretion to interpret and apply the Plan, evaluate the facts and
circumstances, and make a determination with respect to the claim in the name and on behalf of the Committee. The claim shall include a statement of all relevant facts and copies of all documents,
materials, or other evidence that the claimant believes relevant to the claim. The Company shall notify the claimant in writing of the disposition of the claim within 60 days after the claim is
filed. The Manager, in his or her sole discretion, may extend this 60-day period an additional 60 days by providing written notice of the extension to the claimant before the
original 60-day period expires. If the claim is denied, the specific reasons for the denial shall be set forth in writing, pertinent provisions of the Plan shall be cited and, where
appropriate, an explanation as to how the claimant may perfect the claim or submit the claim for further review will be provided.

11.Claims Review Procedure. Any Participant, former Participant, or Beneficiary of either, who has been denied a benefit
claim, shall be entitled, upon written request, to a review of the denied claim. The request, together with a written statement of the claimant's position, must be filed no later than 60 days
after receiving the written notice of denial provided for in Section 10 with the Manager, who shall promptly inform the Committee. The Committee shall review the claim and notify the claimant,
in writing, of its decision within 60 days after receiving the request for review. The Committee, in its discretion, may extend this 60-day period an additional 60 days by
providing written notice of the extension to the claimant before the original 60-day period expires. The Committee's written decision shall state the facts and Plan provisions upon which
the decision is based and shall be final and binding on all parties.

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12.Lawsuits, Jurisdiction, and Venue. No lawsuit claiming entitlement to benefits under this Plan may be filed prior to
exhausting the claims and claims review procedures described in Sections 10 and 11. Any such lawsuit must be initiated no later than (a) one year after the event(s) giving rise to the claim
occurred, or (b) 60 days after a final written decision was provided to the claimant under Section 11, whichever is sooner. Any legal action involving benefits claimed or legal
obligations relating to or arising under this Plan may be filed only in Federal District Court in the city of Boise, Idaho. Federal law shall be applied in the interpretation and application of this
Plan and the resolution of any legal action. To the extent not preempted by federal law, the laws of the state of Idaho shall apply.

13.Effective Date of Plan. This Plan shall become effective as of January 1, 2001.

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EXHIBIT A    INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS

1.Stable Value Account.Deferred Accounts allocated to this account shall be credited, while the Participant is a Director
of the Company, with imputed interest equal to an annualized rate of interest equal to 130% of Moody's Composite Average of Yields on Corporate Bonds ("Moody's") as determined each month from Moody's
Bond Record (as published by Moody's Investor's Service, Inc.) or any successor thereto, or, if such monthly report is no longer published, a substantially similar rate determined by the
Company, in its sole discretion. Moody's, for purposes of this Plan, shall be based for any given month on such published rate for the immediately preceding calendar month.

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APPENDIX A  List of Deferred Compensation Plans/Programs Merged into  the 2001 Board of Directors Deferred Compensation Plan



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APPENDIX B  Boise Cascade Corporation  Form of Director Compensation Election Agreement

This agreement constitutes my election, if any, under Boise Cascade's Director Stock Compensation Plan and Director Deferred Compensation Plan and is subject to
the provisions of these plans. I agree that my requests to receive compensation in the form of a stock option and/or to defer cash compensation into the deferred compensation plan are irrevocable by
me for compensation to be earned in 200    .

I
wish to receive my cash compensation (retainer and meeting fees) as follows:

200  ELECTIONS

NEW
200  ELECTIONSDeep Discount Stock Options under the Director Stock Compensation Plan


%

%Director Deferred Compensation Plan*


%

%Cash


%

%100
%
100
%




|Date: |  |  |  | Signed: |  | 
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This formmustbe returned before December 31, 200  , to:

Karen
E. Gowland
Vice President and Corporate Secretary
Boise Cascade Corporation
P.O. Box 50
Boise, ID 83728-0001
FAX: 208/384-6566

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Boise Cascade Corporation  Form of Director Deferred Compensation Distribution Election Agreement

THIS AGREEMENT dated                        , is between BOISE
CASCADE CORPORATION ("the Company") and                        (the "Director"). Director is a Participant in the
Company's 2001 Board of Directors Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Plan"), which is incorporated into this Agreement.

The
Company and the Director agree to the following distribution of Director's account balance under the plan:

Distribution Election

This election will apply to ALL your deferred compensation with Boise Cascade.

1.     The
Director elects the followingform of distributionof his or her Deferred Account balance:

| |  |  | A. |  | Lump-sum payment.                                                                                                          
| |  |  | -- |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| |  |  | B. |  | Quarterly installment payments (estimated to be level payments) over a period of            years (not to exceed 15 years).
| |  |  | C. |  | As set forth in Exhibit A (alternative distribution plan not to exceed 15 years).                                          

2.     The
Director elects the followingdistribution beginning date:

| |  |  | A. |  | January 1 of the year following Termination.                        
| |  |  | -- |  | --------------------------------------------------------------------
| |  |  | B. |  | The later of age 55 or Termination.                                 
| |  |  | C. |  | The later of age 65 or Termination.                                 
| |  |  | D. |  | The later of            (date) or his or her Normal Retirement Date.

3.     If
the Director diesbeforehis or her distributions from the Plan begin, the Company will pay the Director's designated
beneficiary the Deferred Account balance as a (choose one):

| |  |  | A. |  | Lump-sum payment.                                                                         
| |  |  | -- |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| |  |  | B. |  | Quarterly installment payments over a period of            years (not to exceed 15 years).
| |  |  | C. |  | As set forth in Exhibit A (alternative distribution plan not to exceed 15 years).         

4.     If
the Director diesafterinstallment payments have begun, the Company will pay the Director's designated beneficiary
(choose one):

| |  |  | A. |  | Lump sum of the remaining Deferred Account balance.
| |  |  | -- |  | ---------------------------------------------------
| |  |  | B. |  | The remaining installment payments, if any.        

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have entered into this Agreement on the day first written above.

|BOISE CASCADE CORPORATION |  | DIRECTOR
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|By                        |  |         
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