Malheur National Forest Firewood Permit Sales

By on Friday, January 24th, 2025 in Eastern/Southeast Oregon News More Top Stories

JOHN DAY, PRAIRIE CITY AND HINES(Released from the U.S. Forest Service)-The Malheur National Forest has announced, firewood cutting season will begin February 3rd, 2025, and will be available at all Malheur National Forest offices. 

Post and Pole permits are currently available at Emigrant Creek Ranger District in Hines and at the Supervisors Office/Blue Mountain Ranger District in John Day. 

Other items such as maps and recreation passes are currently available at all Malheur National Offices. 

The program is the same as the 2024 season. Free/Personal Use and Commercial Use permits will be available. Free/Personal Use firewood permits are for personal use firewood only. Those who receive Free/Personal Use firewood permits may use firewood for cutting, manufacturing, handling, or other processing, but not for resale. Minimum for personal use is 4 cords with a maximum of 8 per household.

The regional minimum rate for Commercial Use firewood permits remains unchanged at $5 per cord, with a 4-cord minimum, with a maximum of 8 cord per household per year. Commercial Use firewood can be sold unlike Free/Personal Use. Customers may get both Free/Personal and Commercial Use permits with a total 16 cord per household.

A valid permit, firewood tags (Free/Personal Use and Commercial Use), map and regulations will still be required to have on hand when cutting and transporting firewood. 

Under the Commercial Use firewood program, there will be an 8 cord per household limit. A valid permit, map, regulations, and special forest product tags will be required to have on hand when cutting and transporting the firewood. As stated above, the permits will be $5 a cord, with a 4-cord minimum.

For more information, please call Malheur National Forest offices in John Day at (541) 575-3000, Prairie City at (541) 820-3800, or Hines at (541) 573-4300, Monday thru Friday from 8 am to 4:30 pm, or visit: https://www.fs.usda.gov/malheur/.