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Free firewood available at Van SIckle Bi-State Park

The California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC) is kicking off the firewood collection season with a free day at Van Sickle Bi-State Park in South Lake Tahoe on Monday, April 30 starting at 9:00 a.m.

This one-day only collection day will have 25-30 cords of firewood stacked and ready for pick up on a first come, fire served basis.

Every year the CTC offers two cords of word for personal use only through the Lake Tahoe Basin.

Get free firewood permits online

The California Tahoe Conservancy today announced that free firewood gathering permits and firewood locations are now available online. Permits are valid until December 31 of the year printed or downloaded.

“The new online system will make our program more accessible to people throughout the Tahoe Basin and will save people time because they will no longer need to come into our office to obtain a firewood permit. The rest of the program remains unchanged,” said Milan Yeates, the Conservancy’s Community Firewood Program Coordinator.

Free woodcutting opportunity at Wrights Lake Recreation Area

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Repeats every day until Sun Nov 09 2014 .
November 8, 2014 - 9:00am
November 9, 2014 - 9:00am

Free public fire wood gathering will again be available at the Wrights Lake Recreation Area on the Eldorado National Forest to this weekend, November 8-9. “This weekend’s weather forecast is favorable,” stated Richard Thornburgh, Pacific District Ranger. “We feel this is a perfect opportunity to continue cleaning up the area by allowing people to take home free firewood.” The Recreation Area was hit by a severe wind storm almost a year ago, causing more than 200 trees to fall.

Free firewood gathering for the public at Wrights Lake

The public can get free firewood at the Wrights Lake Recreation Area on October 25-26 and November 1-2 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Portions of the area inside the El Dorado National Forest will be open to the public for woodcutting on both weekends. Woodcutters will be issued a free permit on site.

“The Forest Service is looking forward to a safe and successful wood cutting event. Please help us clean up this popular recreation area,” stated Richard Thornburgh, Pacific Ranger District Ranger.

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