MENDOCINO CO., 8/1/24 – It’s a favorite time of the year for Mendocino County residents in the market for firewood: firewood permits will be for sale starting August 6 at 1 p.m. for wood from Jackson Demonstration State Forest.
Only Mendocino County residents are eligible to acquire a firewood permit. A permit is required to remove wood from the forest and it cannot be transported out of the county due to the presence of Sudden Oak Death.
Here’s the official announcement:
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) Mendocino Unit is pleased to announce the sale of firewood permits on Jackson Demonstration State Forest (JDSF) beginning Tuesday, August 6th, 2024 at 1:00pm. Firewood permits will be limited to two cords per household at a cost of $20.00/permit, sold at the CAL FIRE Fort Bragg office, located at 802 North Main Street, Fort Bragg, CA (707) 964- 5674. Website: https://www.fire.ca.gov/what-we-do/natural-resource-management/demonstration-state- forests/jackson-demonstration-state-forest
The firewood area will open to permit holders at 2 pm on Wednesday, August 7th and is tentatively scheduled to close on October 1st, 2024, or when wood supply is gone, a significant rain event happens, or other constraints force closure, whichever occurs first. To ensure sufficient wood supply, only 75 permits will be sold.
Due to the presence of Sudden Oak Death, permit sales are limited to Mendocino County residents because the wood cannot be transported out of the county. Permit holders are reminded that fire safety rules require chainsaws to be equipped with an approved spark arrester, and a long-handled shovel or fire extinguisher must be within 25 feet of the operating chainsaw.
Multiple uses that benefit the public, the economy and natural resources are what our demonstration forests are all about.