FORT RUCKER FIREWOOD PROGRAM

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Fort Rucker will resume a firewood cutting

program beginning 8 February, 2010. The

firewood program at Fort Rucker is a self-service

program designed to provide low-cost firewood

for Soldiers and civilians who reside on Fort

Rucker and in local communities. It consists of

gathering and removing firewood from

predetermined areas assigned by Fort Rucker’s

Forest Management Program.

In order to cut firewood on Fort Rucker, a permit

must be purchased at the Directorate of Public

Works, Natural Resources Branch (Bldg. 1453).

The cost of the permit is $10.00 (paid with a

CERTIFIED CHECK OR MONEY ORDER

MADE OUT TO U.S. DEPARTMENT OF

TREASURY). This money order must be

submitted to the Natural Resources staff in order

to acquire a permit. Each firewood permit

purchased during the work week (M-F) will be

good only on the day it is purchased. All

firewood permits purchased for cutting firewood

over the weekend will be purchased on the

Friday immediately prior to the weekend in

which firewood will be harvested and will be

good for both Saturday and Sunday. The limit

for each permit will be 1 cord or 1 pickup truck

load. (1 cord = 4 ft. X 4 ft. X 8 ft.)

Firewood areas will be accessible by 4-wheeldrive vehicles and are easily accessible fromtowns surrounding the installation.

Military training will often be scheduled that willprevent access for activities in specific trainingareas. Forest Management staff will coordinatewith the Range Control office for schedulinglocations based on ongoing military training. TheForest Management staff will consistently updatemaps for firewood cutting. It will not benecessary for each person cutting firewood tocoordinate with Range Control for their specificlocation.

All revenue received from the Fort RuckerFirewood Program will be deposited into the DAforestry program, of which 40% of all revenueabove yearly costs will be given to localcounties’ schools and road systems.

Please direct all questions to the Fort RuckerForest Management Section: Casey Newton(Installation Forester): 255-1663

*NO STANDING TIMBER SHALL BECUT*