New Fuelwood Permits To Be Available For Williams and Tusayan Districts

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Fuelwood Permits To Be Available For Williams and Tusayan Districts
The Williams and Tusayan ranger districts of the Kaibab National Forest will begin offering fuelwood permits for the 2012 season on April 16, weather permitting. Details about the kinds of permits...

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Publish Date: 2012-04-11

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BigNews.Biz - Apr 11,2012 - Fuelwood Permits To Be Available For Williams and Tusayan Districts

WILLIAMS, Ariz. – The Williams and Tusayan ranger districts of the Kaibab National Forest

will begin offering fuelwood permits for the 2012 season on April 16, weather permitting. Details about

the kinds of permits offered by each district and associated maps will be available on the Kaibab

National Forest website at www.fs.usda.gov/goto/kaibab/fuelwood.

Dead-and-down, green, and free-use wood permits will be available. Dead-and-down wood will

cost $5 per cord, while green wood will be $10 per cord. Individuals buying dead-and-down or green

wood permits must have a minimum purchase of $20. Dead-and-down and green wood permits will be

sold in two-cord increments, and a maximum of six cords (combined) may be sold to any household.

Anyone obtaining a fuelwood permit for the Williams and Tusayan ranger districts needs to be

aware that motor vehicle travel restrictions are in place. Driving off of designated roads is not allowed,

except in specific areas, which are described below. In order to understand the forest transportation

system and ensure compliance with the motor vehicle travel policy, all visitors should pick up a free

Motor Vehicle Use Map. These maps are available at all forest offices and on the Kaibab National

Forest website at www.fs.usda.gov/goto/kaibab/tmr.

As in previous years, fuelwood gathering continues to be allowed across both the Williams and

Tusayan ranger districts by permit. The change is that fuelwood cutters are no longer allowed to drive

motor vehicles cross-country off of designated roads in order to find and collect fuelwood. The

exception is within designated fuelwood gathering areas.

Within designated fuelwood gathering areas, fuelwood cutters may drive cross-country off of

designated roads in order to find and collect fuelwood. Outside of designated fuelwood gathering areas,

motorists may drive up to 30 feet off of all open roads in order to park and collect fuelwood. The

fuelwood permit and accompanying map clearly identify designated fuelwood gathering areas within

which cross-country motorized travel is allowed.

“We understand that this fuelwood season will be different for people because of the motor

vehicle travel policy,” said Williams District Ranger Martie Schramm. “However, we remain

committed to providing our local communities with the opportunity to collect fuelwood.”

“We have put effort into increasing the number of acres and number of areas within which

fuelwood can be gathered using motor vehicles. We have also worked to improve the quality of the

wood being offered,” Schramm continued. “We have listened to people’s concerns and will continue to

do our best to ensure access to this important resource.”

On the Williams Ranger District alone, more than 13,000 acres have been identified as

designated fuelwood gathering areas. Within these areas, motorists can drive cross-country to collect

fuelwood. This is an increase of more than 3,000 acres from last year’s fuelwood season. Similarly, on

the Tusayan Ranger District, about 24,000 acres have been identified as designated fuelwood gathering

areas within which cross-country motorized travel is allowed. This is an increase of more than 10,000

acres

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