BLM firewood permits available
May 28, 2016
The Bureau of Land Management Kemmerer, Pinedale, Rawlins and Rock Springs field offices are offering firewood permits for purchase.
The Kemmerer Field Office (KFO) and Pinedale Field Office (PFO) began offering firewood permits on May 17, 2016. For both field offices, the cost is $5.00 per cord with a four-cord minimum and a 10-cord maximum. Permits are available for purchase at 430 North Highway 189, Kemmerer and 1625 West Pine Street, Pinedale, Wyoming. For more information, contact KFO at 307-828-4500 or PFO at 307-367-5300.
The Rawlins Field Office (RFO) will offer firewood permits beginning June 1, 2016. For RFO the permits cost $7.50 per cord with a two-cord minimum and a 10-cord maximum. RFO also has permits for the Lander Field Office Green Mountain area that cost $7.50 per cord with a three-cord minimum and a 10-cord maximum. Permits are available for purchase at 1300 North Third Street, Rawlins, Wyoming. Permits for Green Mountain are also available at the Lander Field Office at 1335 Main Street, Lander, Wyoming. For more information, contact RFO at 307-328-4200.
The Rock Springs Field Office (RSFO) began offering firewood permits on May 23, 2016 for designated wood cutting areas within the Wind River Front, Pine Mountain, Little Mountain and Prospect Mountain areas. The cost is $7.50 per cord with a two-cord minimum and a 10-cord maximum. Permits are available for purchase at 280 Highway 191 North, Rock Springs, Wyoming. For more information, contact RSFO at 307-352-0336.
At all four field offices, permits can be purchased between the hours of 7:45 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday and maps of the designated cutting areas are available. Each field office will provide the expiration date for the permit.
Weather and road conditions may affect the start date of permit sales or the accessibility of some wood cutting areas.
Permits tags must be completed and attached to the load of wood before it is removed from the cutting areas.
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