Sandpoint Ranger District opening firewood areas

August 8, 2017

The Sandpoint Ranger District will be opening 10 “preferred” fuelwood areas for personal use firewood gathering. These locations, in the Sagle, Clark Fork and Forest Service Road #278 South areas, are open to the public for wood gathering through Thursday, August 31. 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 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 on the Idaho Panhandle National Forests. Permits are sold at any area USFS offices except the Coeur d’Alene Tree Nursery.