CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Last month’s storms mean free firewood from the Monongahela National Forest.
Officials say the Forest Service is converting its tree-impaired roads into firewood gathering sites in two of its hardest-hit ranger districts.
The Charleston Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/MtwRnX) that individuals can get free firewood permits from the Marlinton and White Sulphur ranger district offices. They may cut and collect up to five cords of dead and downed wood through July 31. All firewood collected is for personal use only and not to be sold.
The free permits allow firewood to be cut from dead and downed trees found within Forest Service road corridors. Many gated forest roads are being opened for the month to provide additional firewood cutting and collecting locations.
