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Good morning, The attached news release includes the dates and times for fuelwood permit sales out of the Forest Service office in Cameron, AZ. Thanks, Jackie Jacqueline C. Banks Public Affairs Officer Kaibab National Forest Office: 928-635-8314 Cell: 928-606-7490 For Immediate Release Contact: Mae Franklin,
928-679-2037 April 14, 2014
Tusayan Ranger District 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 this month. 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:
Permits are also available at the Tusayan Ranger District office, (928) 638-2443, during regular business hours
Monday through Friday. Permits will be issued for dead and down (dead standing and downed trees) and green fuelwood cutting. Dead and down permits are sold for $5 per cord. Green permits are $10 per cord. There is a minimum purchase of $20 per permit.
Cords will be sold in increments to meet the $20 minimum. Free-use permits will also be issued for the removal of downed wood within designated areas. A maximum of six cords (combined) of paid fuelwood may be purchased per household. An additional four
cords of free-use fuelwood may also be issued. The Kaibab National Forest has a 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
http://go.usa.gov/kWKV
or by contacting Mae Franklin at (928) 679-2037 or mfranklin@xxxxxxxxx. All visitors to the Kaibab National Forest are reminded to always be extremely careful with fire. Fuelwood cutters
should be aware that chainsaws can throw sparks and ignite grasses and brush. Always carry a shovel and a fire extinguisher or water in case of a fire start. Additionally, all chainsaws must be equipped with a stainless steel spark arrestor screen. Cutters
should check with forest offices periodically for information about the implementation of fire restrictions. For additional information on gathering fuelwood on Kaibab National Forest, please visit
www.fs.usda.gov/goto/kaibab/fuelwood.
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