Fuelwood Season Begins – Permits Available Now. Courtesy/SFNF
SFNF News:
SANTA FE — Firewood permits for the Pecos-Las Vegas Ranger District on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) are now available. The SFNF will begin permit sales on May 1 for the Cuba, Jemez, Coyote and Española Ranger Districts.
Permit costs:
- Dead and down wood: $20 for 10 cords
- Green juniper from Rowe Mesa: $10 per cord
The public can purchase permits in-person with cash, check, or credit card, or by phone with check or credit card. Office hours are listed on the Santa Fe National Forest website, but visitors should call ahead because hours may change.
Dead-and-down permits are valid across the forest, except in wilderness and other restricted areas. Fuelwood maps are available on the forest website under Forest Products.
Permit holders will receive load tags, a cutting map, and harvesting guidelines. Visitors must securely tag loads and should bring equipment suitable for harvesting and transporting wood. Forest Service staff may be in cutting areas to check permits and answer questions.
Before traveling, visitors should check with their local district or the New Mexico Department of Transportation for current road and weather conditions. Visitors must travel only on roads designated on Motor Vehicle Use Maps, which are available digitally or as free paper copies at all district offices and the supervisor’s office.
The forest will launch online E-Permits later this year, allowing users to purchase and print forest product permits from a computer or mobile device. The forest will announce when the system becomes available.
For more information on firewood permits, visit the SFNF website, or follow on Facebook and X.
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The USDA Forest Service has for more than 100 years brought people and communities together to answer the call of conservation. Grounded in world-class science and technology– and rooted in communities–the Forest Service connects people to nature and to each other. The Forest Service cares for shared natural resources in ways that promote lasting economic, ecological, and social vitality. The agency manages 193 million acres of public land, provides assistance to state and private landowners, maintains the largest wildland fire and forestry research organizations in the world. The Forest Service also has either a direct or indirect role in stewardship of about 900 million forested acres within the U.S., of which over 130 million acres are urban forests where most Americans live.