Free Firewood Permits

Permits are valid for up to 90 days after the date they are downloaded.

Free firewood permits. Fremont winema firewood program note free personal use cutting has ended permits are now on sale. Visitors to the forest can harvest special forest products in reasonable amounts for personal use without a permit such as collecting firewood for use at a campsite harvesting more than small amounts requires a permit and in some cases may require a contract. Permit costs have been waived this year as part of the agency s covid 19 response. Fuelwood permits will be available to purchase at the gmug forest services offices.

Permits are often first come first served and not issued during fire season or in active timber sale areas. Wood must be dead and down within 200 feet of a road. Firewood helps heat your home and fuel your campfire. Firewood cutting dates and prices vary by location.

Ktvz beginning may 1 and continuing through may 31 the deschutes and ochoco national forests and the crooked river national grassland will offer free personal use firewood cutting. To purchase a fuel wood cutting permit you must be 18 years of age and present a valid drivers license. Only dead or downed trees may be cut for firewood. Michigan households can download a no cost fuelwood permit for the 2020 season.

Permits are for up to five standard cords of wood. You can order your personal use firewood permit online or by physical mail using the permit application form. Be sure to call your local district office for the latest updates on where when and how much you can cut. The person who will be cutting the wood must be present at the purchase to sign the permit.

Firewood permits free use firewood in 2020 due to concerns for the safety of usda forest service staff and public as well as logistical challenges for permit distribution forest supervisor russ bacon has granted personal free use collection of firewood on the medicine bow and routt national forests without a permit effective immediately. None available at this time view a map of the unit boundaries. Find information about local forestry and wood products below. When available firewood permits will be posted directly below.

Simply click on the permit name then print complete sign and keep the permit displayed in your vehicle. Fuelwood cannot be resold or traded. Members of the public who wish to cut firewood on crown land for personal use must have a free use permit for firewood from each natural resource district where they intend to cut issued by the appropriate district manager or designate.