[Az-Geocaching] Cutting firewood in Arizona

[Trisha]

Prescott NF is giving away already down (and cut?) beetle-killed wood,
contact the PNF office in Prescott. 928-443-8000


On 10 Sep 2003 10:52:47 -0700, Virgil Silhanek wrote:

> 
> This is kind of off-topic, but I thought I'd ask the wealth of
> knowledge
> on this list before I start calling various people.  My dad shipped
me
> a
> little chainsaw that he no longer uses.  So now, I would like to get
a
> permit to go and cut firewood in the National Forests somewhere.  I
> don't need very much, but wanted to get some for use when camping.  
> 
> I've noticed that you need to have a USFS approved spark arrestor. 
How
> do I determine if my saw has that?  I believe it already does, but am
> not sure.  I don't want to be the person responsible for starting the
> next big forest fire.
> 
> Also, does it matter where you cut wood?  I saw on the Coconio NF
site,
> they have restrictions of what type of trees you cut.  Do they have
> designated areas to cut trees for wood?
> 
> Does anyone have experience with cutting firewood already?  What NF
and
> what official(s) are the best for me to contact for more information?
> 
> To keep this so it isn't totally off-topic, I thought it would be
great
> to cut a log container for a cache.  Is anyone aware of such existing
> caches that use a wood container.  I think there are some out there
> that
> have been hidden in rocks, but what about logs?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Virgil Silhanek
> 
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