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Bitterroot National Forest: 1801 N. 1 Street, Hamilton, MT 59840 (406) 363-7100 News Release

New firewood permits for the 2011 season will be available starting April 1st at Bitterroot National Forest offices. The permits allow for the removal of up to 12 cords of firewood and are valid from April 1, 2011 through March 31, 2012. Permits can be purchased for $7 per cord with a minimum purchase of 4 cords. Woodcutters must display orange load tickets and follow regulations regarding vehicle use, equipment, and protecting water sources.

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Bitterroot National Forest: 1801 N. 1 Street, Hamilton, MT 59840 (406) 363-7100 News Release

New firewood permits for the 2011 season will be available starting April 1st at Bitterroot National Forest offices. The permits allow for the removal of up to 12 cords of firewood and are valid from April 1, 2011 through March 31, 2012. Permits can be purchased for $7 per cord with a minimum purchase of 4 cords. Woodcutters must display orange load tickets and follow regulations regarding vehicle use, equipment, and protecting water sources.

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Bitterroot National Forest

1801 N. 1st Street, Hamilton, MT 59840 (406) 363-7100

NEWS RELEASE
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tod McKay
Public Affairs Officer
(406) 363-7122
(406) 531-1130 - CELL
[email protected]
March 30, 2011

NEW FIREWOOD PERMITS AVAILABLE APRIL 1

Hamilton, MT. – Personal firewood cutting permits for the 2011 cutting season will go on sale this Friday at all
Bitterroot National Forest offices.

The permits are good for one year, April 1, 2011 through March 31, 2012, and allow woodcutters to take up to
12 cords of firewood. The permits cost $7.00 per cord, and there is a $28 or four cord minimum purchase. A
cord is the amount of tightly piled wood in a stack four feet high by four feet wide by eight feet long.

Permits can be purchased weekdays at any Forest Service office from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Just like last year,
woodcutters will receive load tickets with each firewood permit. The bright orange tickets are required to be
stapled on all loads of firewood coming off the Bitterroot National Forest.

Personal use wood permits allow you to remove downed timber or to cut standing dead trees under most
conditions on National Forests and Grasslands, and Bureau of Land Management lands within Montana,
Northern Idaho, and portions of North and South Dakota. It’s important to check with the local ranger station to
see if there are any specific local restrictions or requirements.

Woodcutters are reminded to keep vehicles on designated roads and trails, have an approved spark arrester on
chainsaws and splitters and not cut or gather wood within 150 feet of streams, creeks or waterways. Firewood
gathering is also prohibited in all developed recreation areas, campgrounds and along Wild and Scenic River
Corridors.

For more information and guidelines check the firewood permit and firewood cutting handout available at all
Bitterroot National Forest offices.

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