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Personal Use Fuelwood Brochure Boise & Payette National Forests
2020 Season
July 1, 2020 to November 30, 2020
Information for Noncommercial, Personal-Use Firewood Permits Your Firewood Permit is a legal document allowing the cutting of fuelwood from the Boise, Payette & Sawtooth National Forests.
A valid forest fuelwood brochure (Boise/Payette or Sawtooth NF which provides a separate brochure) and permit must be in your
possession while harvesting and transporting fuelwood.
There is a maximum household harvest of 10 cords per year.
If you wish to cut commercially, please contact one of our Ranger District offices.
Remember that not all land within the boundaries of the National Forests are publicly owned.
It is your responsibility to be certain you are not trespassing on private land.
Obtain and check for road access on the current, free Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) for the area you plan on cutting your
firewood because some Forest roads are closed. All motorized travel related to fuelwood gathering must be in strict
accordance with the official Motorized Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) unless specifically exempted in your fuelwood permit.
Please obtain your firewood in compliance with the terms of the permit located on back page of permit.
We hope you enjoy a cozy winter from the wood obtained within the National Forests!
Linda Jackson
Forest Supervisor, Payette National Forest
Tawnya Brummett
Forest Supervisor, Boise National Forest
FUEL
WO
OD
CU
TTER
—C
HEC
K L
IST
Bef
or
e Le
av
ing
Ho
me
•R
EAD
ING
TH
E P
ERM
IT—
I hav
e re
ad m
y p
erm
it a
nd
fu
elw
oo
d b
roch
ure
an
d r
ealiz
e th
at if
I vio
late
d t
he
per
mit
ter
ms
and
co
nd
itio
ns,
I co
uld
be
sub
ject
to
a $
5,0
00
fin
e, 6
mo
nth
s in
jail
or
bo
th. I
hav
e si
gned
my
per
mit
an
d I
am r
esp
on
sib
le f
or
abid
ing
by
the
per
mit
co
nd
itio
ns.
•H
AV
ING
TH
E P
ERM
IT A
ND
BR
OC
HU
RE—
I hav
e m
y o
rigi
nal
per
mit
an
d t
he
fuel
wo
od
bro
chu
re o
f th
e B
ois
e N
atio
nal
Fo
rest
I am
gat
her
ing
on
w
ith
me
wh
en c
utt
ing
and
rem
ovi
ng
fuel
wo
od
.
•P
ERM
ITTE
E IS
PR
ESEN
T—If
I am
no
t th
e p
erm
itte
e, t
he
per
son
nam
ed o
n t
he
per
mit
is w
ith
me
wh
ile I
cut
and
rem
ove
th
eir
fuel
wo
od
.
•R
EVIE
W F
UEL
WO
OD
MA
P —
I am
on
ly c
utt
ing/
gath
er f
uel
wo
od
in a
reas
sh
ow
n a
s o
pen
in t
he
geo
refe
ren
ced
map
s.
•4
CO
RD
MA
XIM
UM
—I a
nd
my
ho
use
ho
ld h
ave
no
t cu
t m
ore
th
an 1
0 co
rds
com
bin
ed o
f fu
elw
oo
d t
his
yea
r.
•EX
PIR
ATI
ON
DA
TE—
My
per
mit
has
no
t ex
pir
ed. T
ime
fram
e fo
r cu
ttin
g/ga
ther
ing
fu
elw
oo
d is
July
1 -
Nov
. 30
, 20
20
.
•M
VU
M—
I hav
e a
curr
ent
Mo
tor
Veh
icle
Use
Map
(M
VU
M).
Co
mpl
yin
g w
ith
Mo
tor
Veh
icle
Use
Reg
ula
tio
ns
•3
00
FEE
T O
FF-R
OU
TE—
I hav
e re
view
ed t
he
mo
tor
veh
icle
use
map
an
d t
he
con
dit
ion
s o
n t
he
bac
k o
f m
y p
erm
it t
o m
ake
sure
I am
in a
n a
rea
wh
ere
I ca
n d
rive
-off
ro
ute
. I r
ealiz
e th
at in
are
as w
her
e I a
m a
llow
ed t
o d
rive
off
-ro
ute
, I c
ann
ot
dri
ve m
ore
th
an 3
00
fee
t fr
om
th
e ro
ad o
r d
amag
e th
e re
sou
rce.
I a
lso
rea
lize
that
I m
ust
ob
ey a
ll o
n-t
he
gro
un
d s
ign
ing
rega
rdin
g ro
ad, a
nd
are
as b
ein
g cl
ose
d t
o m
y ve
hic
le t
ype
Hav
ing
the
per
mit
an
d b
roch
ure
—I h
ave
my
ori
gin
al p
erm
it a
nd
th
e fu
elw
oo
d b
roch
ure
of
the
Bo
ise
Nat
ion
al F
ore
st I
am g
ath
erin
g o
n w
ith
me
wh
en
cutt
ing
and
rem
ovi
ng
fuel
wo
od
.
•D
RIV
ING
ON
RO
AD
S—I a
m o
nly
dri
vin
g o
n r
oad
s th
at a
re s
ho
wn
as
op
en t
o m
y ve
hic
le t
ype
on
th
e o
ffic
ial F
S M
oto
r V
ehic
le U
se M
ap (M
VU
M).
•SK
IDD
ING
OR
DR
IVIN
G—
I am
no
t u
sin
g an
y m
oto
rize
d s
kid
din
g eq
uip
men
t. I
am n
ot
skid
din
g o
r d
rivi
ng
thro
ugh
pla
nta
tio
ns,
mea
do
ws,
or
rip
aria
n c
on
serv
atio
n a
reas
(R
CA
). If
I am
win
chin
g a
tre
e t
o t
he
ro
ad, a
ll fo
ur
wh
ee
ls o
f m
y ve
hic
le a
re o
n t
he
mai
nta
ine
d r
oad
way
.
•B
LOC
KIN
G T
RA
FFIC
—I a
m n
ot
blo
ckin
g tr
affi
c o
r im
ped
ing
fire
or
emer
gen
cy v
ehic
les.
Cu
ttin
g R
egu
lati
on
s
•P
RO
HIB
ITED
TR
EE C
UTT
ING
—I a
m n
ot
cutt
ing
any
stan
din
g tr
ees
wit
h g
reen
fo
liage
, des
ign
ated
wild
life
tree
s, o
r liv
e la
rch
tre
es. I
am
no
t cu
ttin
g in
an
are
a w
her
e lo
ggin
g is
occ
urr
ing
or
log
dec
ks a
re p
rese
nt
un
less
oth
erw
ise
auth
ori
zed
. I a
m n
ot
cutt
ing
live
or
de
ad L
arch
(Ta
mar
ack)
after
N
ov.
1.
•W
HIT
EBA
RK
PIN
E—I a
m n
ot
cutt
ing
any
wh
iteb
ark
pin
e (l
ive
or
dea
d)
on
th
e B
ois
e N
atio
nal
Fo
rest
.
•ST
UM
PS—
My
stu
mp
s ar
e le
ss t
han
12
inch
es h
igh
•D
IAM
ETER
—I a
m n
ot
rem
ovi
ng
any
wo
od
7 in
ches
in d
iam
eter
or
larg
er u
nle
ss it
is s
ho
rter
th
an 8
.0 f
eet
in le
ngt
h
•TR
EES
WIT
H P
AIN
T O
N T
HEM
—I a
m N
OT
cutt
ing
any
dea
d o
r liv
e tr
ee w
ith
AN
Y c
olo
r p
ain
t o
n t
hem
No
cu
t a
rea
s
•3
00
FEE
T /
PER
ENN
IAL
STR
EAM
S—I a
m n
ot
cutt
ing
or
rem
ovi
ng
fuel
wo
od
wit
hin
a 3
00
-fo
ot
bu
ffer
are
a o
n e
ach
sid
e o
f an
y p
eren
nia
l str
eam
u
nle
ss t
he
fu
elw
oo
d is
on
th
e u
ph
ill s
ide
of
a ro
ad. I
hav
e co
nsu
lted
my
fuel
wo
od
bro
chu
re f
or
furt
her
cla
rifi
cati
on
fo
r u
ph
ill s
ide
of
the
road
ru
le. S
ee p
age
thre
e (B
ois
e/ P
ayet
te N
atio
nal
Fo
rest
Fu
elw
oo
d B
roch
ure
) R
ipar
ian
Co
nse
rvat
ion
Are
a d
iagr
am.
•1
50
FEE
T/IN
TER
MIT
TEN
T ST
REA
MS,
LA
KES
, RES
ERV
OIR
S, S
WA
MP
S &
MA
RSH
ES—
I am
no
t cu
ttin
g o
r re
mo
vin
g fu
elw
oo
d w
ith
in a
15
0-f
oo
t b
uff
-er
are
a o
n e
ach
sid
e o
f an
y in
term
itte
nt
stre
am o
r af
ore
men
tio
ned
are
as. I
hav
e co
nsu
lted
my
fuel
wo
od
bro
chu
re f
or
furt
her
cla
rifi
cati
on
fo
r u
ph
ill s
ide
of
road
ru
le. S
ee p
age
thre
e d
iagr
am.
•C
UTT
ING
30
0 F
EET
/ ST
ATE
OR
FED
ERA
L H
IGH
WA
YS
- I a
m n
ot
cutt
ing
or
rem
ovi
ng
fuel
wo
od
wit
hin
30
0 f
eet
of
Idah
o S
tate
Hig
hw
ays
21
an
d 5
5.
•C
UTT
ING
30
0 F
EET
/ W
AR
M L
AK
E H
IGH
WA
Y—
I am
no
t cu
ttin
g o
r re
mo
vin
g fu
elw
oo
d w
ith
in 3
00
fee
t o
f Fo
rest
Hig
hw
ay 2
2 (
War
m L
ake
Hig
hw
ay) w
ith
ou
t p
rio
r w
ritt
en a
pp
rova
l of
a Fo
rest
Off
icer
.
•C
UTT
ING
20
0 F
EET
/ D
EVEL
OP
ED S
ITES
—I a
m n
ot
cutt
ing
or
rem
ovi
ng
fuel
wo
od
wit
hin
20
0 f
eet
of
dev
elo
ped
rec
reat
ion
sit
es, a
dm
inis
trat
ive
site
s, c
amp
gro
un
ds
and
are
as d
esig
nat
ed a
nd
sig
ned
as
“clo
sed
” o
r “c
utt
ing
pro
hib
ited
”, o
r in
are
as d
esig
nat
ed a
s cl
ose
d o
n t
he
fuel
wo
od
map
.
Lea
vin
g t
he
ar
ea
R
EMO
VE
TRA
SH—
I hav
e cl
ean
ed u
p a
ll o
f m
y tr
ash
an
d li
tter
an
d w
ill d
isp
ose
of
it a
t a
pro
per
tra
sh f
acili
ty.
C
LEA
N U
P A
REA
—C
on
curr
ent
wit
h f
ore
st p
rod
uct
rem
ova
l acti
viti
es, s
lash
an
d u
nu
sed
veg
etati
ve m
ater
ial r
esu
ltin
g fr
om
Per
mitt
ee’s
acti
viti
es
shal
l be
rem
ove
d f
rom
ro
ads
and
dit
ches
an
d s
catt
ered
in t
he
surr
ou
nd
ing
lan
dsc
ape.
R
EPA
IR A
NY
DA
MA
GES
—P
erm
ittee
sh
all p
ay f
or
or
rep
air
all d
amag
e to
nat
ura
l fea
ture
s; r
ipar
ian
are
as; o
ther
veg
etati
on
; an
d r
oad
s, t
rails
,fe
nce
s, d
itch
es, t
elep
ho
ne
lines
, or
oth
er im
pro
vem
ents
res
ulti
ng
fro
m p
erm
ittee
’s a
ctivi
ties
un
der
th
is p
erm
it.
Wo
od
Rem
ov
al
Per
mit
Cut Only Standing Dead & Down Trees for Fuelwood
Do not cut wildlife trees Do not cut or remove Whitebark Pine Do not cut live larch
(Tamarack) trees
Do not mistake a green Larch tree for a
dead tree since larch trees turn yellow and
lose their needs each fall. If the bark is
tight, it is probably a green tree. Cutting
Larch or Tamarack is NOT allowed after
November 1, live or dead.
Standing, dead trees (snags) play a role in
supporting wildlife populations in the forest.
Removal of snags for fuelwood must be
carefully managed. For this reason, cutting is
restricted in certain areas, and or limited to
certain sized trees.
The few remaining
Whitebark Pine trees
within Whitebark Pine
ecosystems are under
attack by blister rust
and Mountain Pine
beetles. In order to
preserve the species
and the ecosystem.
Check MVUMs for dispersed
camping symbol
Use of a motorized vehicle more than 300
feet off roads in NOT allowed. Use of a
motorized vehicle while gathering fuelwood
less than 300 feet of roads is only
allowed where a Motor Vehicle Use map
(MVUM) identifies authorized off-route
travel for access to dispersed
camping sites, as shown above. MVUM’s
are available free from Forest Service
offices.
Do Not Cut in the following areas:
Developed Recreation Sites
Administrative Sites (i.e., Guard stations,
Boise Basin Experimental Forest, Research
Natural Areas, Rental Cabins & Boat Ramps)
Areas signed as Closed, Cutting Prohibited
and/or No Woodcutting
Private or other lands not administered
by the Boise or Payette National Forests
Active timer sale areas, log decks and trees
with paint markings, Note: some timber sales
may be comprised of all dead trees.
Diameter
Measurement Cut Stumps Low:
less than 12
inches from
the ground. Measure
tree
diameter
at 4 1/2
feet
above the
ground,
up the
main tem.
When harvesting in areas with diameter restrictions you
must be able to properly measure and determine the
correct diameter of a tree.
Additional cutting restrictions
Ripar ian Conservat ion Areas (RC As)
Cut only standing dead
or down tree which are
not in a riparian area,
illustrated in blue
Okay
to
harvest
White area is in the
harvest zone
Permittee shall pay for or
repair all damage to natural
features, riparian areas,
vegetation, roads, trails,
fences, ditches, telephone lines
and/or other improvements
resulting from permittee’s
activities.
To protect valuable fish habitat and riparian areas, cutting or gathering fuelwood is prohibited within a 300 foot buffer on either side
of any perennial stream and 150 feet on either side of an intermittent stream. A perennial steam typically maintain year-round
surface flow and an intermittent stream flows seasonally and may be dry in summer months. Cutting or gathering fuelwood is also
prohibited within a 150 foot buffer around swamps, marshes and reservoirs. Gathering dead and down fuelwood in riparian areas is
not allowed.
Allowed RCA exemption: Outside for the following watersheds, listed below, and not in areas otherwise restricted, when a road
runs parallel to a perennial or intermittent stream, dead trees or downed logs on the uphill side of the road (side away from the
stream) that are on the 300 foot or 150 foot zone can be cut and removed. Tributary streams above the road are not exempt and
still require the appropriate stream buffers. See diagram below.
White area is in the
harvest zone
The following watersheds and stream segments on the Payette National Forest are NOT included in this allowed exception:
Salmon River watershed including Little Salmon River & Deep Creek portion of Snake River watershed.
Portions of Camp Creek, Indian Creek, Bear Creek, Wesley Creek, Mickey Creek, Anderson Creek, Sheep Creek, Crooked River,
Little Weiser River and East Fork Weiser River as designated on page 4.
Am I fire safe and is my chain saw legal? You are responsible if you start a fire
Sec. 18-4628. TRANSPORTATION OF FOREST PRODUCTS
It shall be unlawful and constitute a misdemeanor for any person, firm, company, or business to transport on the public highways of this state any load of forest products,
including coniferous trees, Christmas trees, saw logs, poles, cedar products, pulp logs, fuelwood etc., without proof of ownership.
Sec. 18-4329. PENALTY FOR TRANSPORTATION OF FOREST PRODUCTS WITHOUT A PERMIT, CONTRACT, BILL OF SALE OR PRODUCT LOAD RECEIPT
Violation of the provisions of this section 18-4629, Idaho Code, shall constitute a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, be punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dol-
lars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed six (6) months or both.
Report Wildfires:
Payette NF Dispatch
208-634-2757
Boise NF Dispatch
208-384-3400
Southern Idaho timber
Protective Association
208-634-2268
1. Keep the saw well away from cigarettes or an open flame
adjusting the saw or fueling.
2. Let your saw cool for at least 5 minutes before refueling.
3. Carry your gas in a safety can equipped with a spout, or
use a funnel so gasoline does not spill on the ground
4. Move your saw from the place where it was fueled and
away from gasoline vapors before starting it. Also
remove oil and sawdust from all metal parts.
SAW: Exhaust system in good repair. Screen type
spark arrester of 0.023” mesh or less, qualified under
US Forest Service standards.
SHOVEL: Long handles, round point with 8 inch
blade.
FIRE EXTIGUISHERS: A fully charged operable fire
extinguisher with pressurize chemicals. Not less than 8
ounce capacity.
CONTACT THE NEAREST TANDER STATION FOR CURRENT
FIRE RESTRICTIONS
CRITICAL FIRE DANGER: Restrictions that prohibit fuelwood cutting may be
enacted during periods of critical fire danger.
SMOKING: Smoking is prohibited during periods of critical fire danger.
FIRE PRECAUTIONS
Cutting and removing firewood from National Forest System land in Idaho is controlled by IDAHO
ADMINISTRATIVE CODE fire rule (IDAPA 20.04.010
Firewood cutters are required to have the following equipment while cutting transporting firewood.
Measuring Firewood Firewood is commonly measured in cords. A standard cord is the
amount of tightly piled wood in a stack , measuring:
4 feet high X 4 feet wide X 8 feet long.
1 Cord of tightly stacked dry wood measuring 4 feet high by 4 feet wide by
8 feet long weighs approximately 2,600 pounds.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
1 Cord of tightly stacked wood measures:
4 ft. High by 4 ft. Wide by 8 ft.
Long
Contact Information
We recognize the
goal is to continue the
proper protection to the
living in the Forest.
McCall 208-634-0733
Boise 208-373-4296
Websites
For more detailed information and links to .pdf maps for use on mobile devices, please visit our web sites:
https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/boise/maps-pubs
https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/payette/maps-pubs