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KALISPELL, MT., July 5, 2016 The Flathead NF will open roads in two administrative use areas for personal use firewood collection from July 15 –August 14.  This will allow temporary access for woodcutting on some roads that are normally closed to public motorized traffic.  The two areas include:  

Rogers Lake Firewood on Swan Lake Ranger District – Gated Roads 2986 and 2983 in Sections 28,32,33 T27N R23W and Sec 4 T26N R23W.  These roads provide access to both non-saw decked material as well as dead/standing trees.  These road systems will open at 7AM, July 15th and close on August 15th, 2016.
 
Tepee Creek Firewood on Glacier View Ranger District– Road 5399 in Secs 11, 14 T36N R22W.  This road is bermed at the junction of Whale Creek Road 318.  This road will open at 12:00 noon, July 15th and close on August 15th, 2016.
 
A Forest Service personal-use firewood permit is available for a minimum of four cords of firewood for $20.00.  Woodcutters must have their permit with them while collecting wood and fill it out as required.  Please read and follow all terms and conditions written on your permit.  These include: 
 
        Standing or downed trees with paint or signs are not to be cut.  Some trees behind this gate have been marked with paint and wildlife signs.  These trees provide important habitat for many kinds of wildlife. 
 
        Clear the road surface and ditches of tree tops and limbs when you are done cutting firewood and scatter or pile the material off of the roadway.
       
       All vehicles must remain on the road surface.

The area will be monitored by Forest Service personnel, as in previous years.  Resource damage, such as creating “stump roads” or the loss of marked wildlife trees, could result in discontinuing the opportunity to cut firewood on year-long closed roads.  Public cooperation has been excellent in past years, and we ask firewood cutters using the area to help continue to make this opportunity a success.
 
To be sure that everyone has a safe and enjoyable woodcutting experience; people visiting the area are asked to spread out, keep a lookout for other people and vehicles, and as much as possible keep the road open and passable for others.  Some of the roads have limited space where they end, so it is a good idea to turn your vehicle around before filling it with wood.
 
Maps of the woodcutting areas, as well as firewood permits, are available at the local ranger station in the woodcutting area or Flathead National Forest Supervisor’s Office in Kalispell.
 
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