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Good afternoon! Please see attached news release about fuelwood permits being offered out of the Forest Service office in Cameron. Thank you,
Jacqueline C. Banks Public Affairs Officer Kaibab National Forest (928) 635-8314 www.flickr.com/kaibabnationalforest
Fuelwood Permits To Be Available In Cameron
TUSAYAN, Ariz. – The Kaibab National Forest will issue free-use, paid personal-use and ceremonial fuelwood permits for the Tusayan Ranger District out of the Forest Service office in Cameron, which is located just south of the Cameron Chapter House, beginning April 30.
The fuelwood permits will be available out of the Cameron office from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 5 p.m. Daylight Savings Time on the following dates: · April 30 · May 14 · June 4 · July 2 · Aug. 6 and Aug. 27 · Sept. 10 and Sept. 24 · Oct. 1 and Oct. 29 · Nov. 5 and Nov. 26 · Dec. 3 and Dec. 10
Permits are also available at the Tusayan Ranger District office, (928) 638-2443, during regular business hours Monday through Friday.
The Kaibab National Forest has a new policy for providing free forest products to Native Americans for traditional and cultural uses. A permit is required for the collection of fuelwood for ceremonial purposes. Detailed information about the policy is available on the Kaibab National Forest website at www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5338017.pdf or by contacting Mae Franklin at (928) 679-2037 or mfranklin@xxxxxxxxx.
Anyone obtaining a fuelwood permit for the Tusayan Ranger District needs to be aware that motor vehicle travel restrictions are in place. Driving off of designated roads is not allowed, except in designated fuelwood gathering areas, which are identified on the map accompanying the fuelwood permit.
For additional information on motor vehicle travel restrictions, please visit www.fs.usda.gov/goto/kaibab/tmr. For additional information on gathering fuelwood on Kaibab National Forest, please visit www.fs.usda.gov/goto/kaibab/fuelwood.
For questions, please contact Mae Franklin at (928) 679-2037 or mfranklin@xxxxxxxxx. This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To receive official Forest Service information by e-mail, please subscribe by visiting http://www.fs.fed.us/news/subscription/ To unsubscribe from this mailing list, please visit http://www.fs.fed.us/news/subscription If you wish to make changes to an existing account, please visit http://www.fs.fed.us/news/changes.shtml |
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