Personal-use firewood permits now available
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Choose which firewood permit purchase works for you — online or in person. Permits are $2 per cord, with a minimum 10-cord purchase. Most funds from firewood permit sales are returned to the forest for continued implementation of this program and the Shasta-Trinity National Forest Fuelwood Strategy.Online purchase May 1–Dec. 31: Use a credit card to purchase firewood permits at epermits.fs2c.usda.gov. Print permit and wood tags before heading to the forest.In-person purchase: Traditional firewood permits will still be available to purchase at local Forest Service offices or participating vendors.For more information about the firewood program on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, please contact us at (530) 226-2500.About the Forest Service: The USDA Forest Service has, for more than 100 years, brought people and communities together to answer the call of conservation. Grounded in world-class science and technology — and rooted in communities — the Forest Service connects people to nature and to each other. The Forest Service cares for shared natural resources in ways that promote lasting economic, ecological, and social vitality. The agency manages 193 million acres of public land, provides assistance to state and private landowners, and maintains the largest wildland fire and forestry research organizations in the world. The Forest Service also has either a direct or indirect role in stewardship of about 900 million forested acres within the U.S., of which over 130 million acres are urban forests where most Americans live.
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Cheap firewood, though I doubt you would be getting any hardwood. Might make yourself a few bucks off it though.
Current fuel prices ? Probably not. Pickup load about $120 in fuel costs. Add the ‘other costs’… (chain saw gas/maint, truck insurance/maint etc)…probably top $200. If you value the labor at $30… (7 hours) yup, add another $200.
So, about $400 a load.
Personal use means personal, not to sell. You want to sell firewood off MY land obtain a commercial firewood permit.
Why should one have to have a permit to harvest dead timber off of the National Forest, which is OUR land. Why should it matter if it is slow. Firewood cutters should be paid for doing fire mitigation.
I have to agree with you in part, but the firewood sellers would rape and pillage if not for a little regulation.
If you use firewood as the main source of heat for your home, I think $20.00 for ten cords is a pretty good deal. Most folks who take advantage of this already have a chainsaw, axe, splitting maul, pickup truck or trailer to get the wood home. Depending on how far your travel for the wood, add a few bucks for gas. It also makes for a nice day in the forest. Take a buddy along who likes to help and can get help in an emergency. Enjoy yourself and be sure to wear your protective gear.
Nothing on earth is as nice as a clear spring morning before the summer temps start creeping in, a big fat buckskin black oak that has fallen over the winter and landed next to the forest service road, the sound of my Stihl with a nice sharp chain and working up a “I’m Gonna Die ” sweat with the splitting maul.
I agree Festus. There is something magical about be out in the woods and cutting some rounds with my trusty chainsaw. It awakens the early morning dawn for me. I have worked up a “I’m Gonna Surely Die” sweat swing that maul the best I can. As I get older a wood splitting machine is looking really nice. Don’t work too hard Festus. Take time out for a nice cool bottle of water.