Santa Fe National Forest Fuelwood Permits Available Monday At Select Locations

The Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) will begin selling non-refundable personal use fuelwood permits at 8 a.m. Monday, April 17 at the SFNF Headquarters and the Pecos and Las Vegas District Offices. Free use dead and down permits within the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon fire footprint are available for the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District. Forest wide dead and down permits are available at the Coyote, Cuba, Española, and Jemez District Offices beginning May 1. Permits are $20 for ten (10) cords of wood and can be purchased with cash, check, or credit card at the District Offices.

Pick up permits in person at the following locations:

·       Forest Supervisor’s Office/SFNF Headquarters – 11 Forest Lane, Santa Fe, NM 87508

505-438-5300. Please call ahead of time to confirm staff are available to sell permits.

·       Las Vegas Ranger Station – 1926 7th Street, Las Vegas, NM 87701 – 505-425-3534

·       Pecos Ranger Station – 32 South Main Street, Pecos, NM 87522 – 505-757-6121

·       Coyote Ranger Station – 20 Private Drive 1707, Coyote, NM 87102 – 575-638-5526

·       Cuba Ranger Station – 04B, County Road 11, Cuba, NM 87013 – 575-289-3264

·       Española Ranger Station – 18537 US 84/285, Suite B, Española, NM 87532

505-753-7331

·       Jemez Ranger Station –51 Woodsy Lane, Jemez Springs, NM 87025– 575-829-3535

District dead and down fuelwood permits are valid throughout the Santa Fe National Forest, except in designated wilderness and other excluded areas. Fuelwood maps are posted on the SFNF website.

Permit holders will receive load tags, a fuelwood cutting map, and guidelines for harvesting the wood. Firewood permit holders should also make sure they have the appropriate equipment to harvest the wood and safely transport it home including nails or some other method to secure load tags to the product permitted. Forest Service staff may be in the cutting areas to check permits and answer questions.

Permit holders are advised to check with the local Ranger District office or the New Mexico Department of Transportation website for current road and weather conditions. As a reminder, only travel on roads designated on the Motor Vehicle Use Maps (MVUM) unless the permit specifies otherwise. MVUMs are available for download and paper maps are free at all District Ranger offices and SFNF Forest Headquarters.

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