District opens preferred firewood cutting areas

The Sandpoint Ranger District will be opening 10 “preferred” fuelwood areas available to the public for personal use firewood gathering. These locations, in the Sagle area, Clark Fork area, and Forest Service Road No. 278 South area, are open July 8 through Sept. 5.

Area descriptions and driving instructions for these preferred woodcutting areas are available at the Sandpoint District office or online at http://bit.ly/29nBBOx. For more information on these new firewood cutting areas on the Sandpoint Ranger District, please contact Mark Chorzempa at 208-263-5111.

A personal use firewood permit is required to cut firewood for personal use on the Idaho Panhandle National Forests. Permits are sold at any of the district’s offices except at the Coeur d’Alene Tree Nursery.