New York State Department of Environmental Conservation & Office of Parks Recreation and Historic Preservation
Firewood Alert:Don't Move Firewood Regulations in effect! * New Details*
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation & Office of Parks Recreation and Historic Preservation
By transporting firewood, you could be spreading diseases and invasive insects that can quickly kill large numbers of trees. Help STOP THE SPREAD and obey the Firewood Regulations (link to:
http://www.dec.ny.gov/regulations/2359.html#Recently):
- Get your firewood from the campground or from a local vendor -
be sure to ask for a receipt or label that states the firewood’s local source.
- If you chose to bring firewood from within New York to a
campground:
- It must be sourced from within 50 miles, and it must have a
receipt or label that has the firewood’s source.
- For firewood not purchased (i.e. cut from your own property) you
must have a Self-Issued Certificate of Source (link to:
http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/lands_forests_pdf/selfisscert.pdf) , and it must be sourced from within 50 miles.
- Only firewood labeled as meeting New York’s heat treatment
standards (kiln-dried) may be transported into the state and further than 50 miles from the firewood’s source.
- For more information, please see the Frequently Asked Questions for Firewood Regulation (link to:
http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/44008.html). For additional questions, please call this toll-free number: 1-866-640-0652. Or e-mail:
firewood@gw.dec.state.ny.us
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the Office of Parks Recreation and Historic Preservation manage state parks with island camping, tent and trailer camping, boat launches, hiking trails, beaches and day use areas with picnic tables and grills.
