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jessjerr1831
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Jun 02, 2014

Firewood from out of state.

There is a very good article in the Denver Post about the Emerald Ash Borer, and other tree killing insects called Urban Forest under Siege.
http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_25860363/whats-your-firewood-if-you-dont-know-dont#disqus_thread
i hope this link works, or someone more qualified than me can make it work.
It especially references a study done by CSU Professor William Jacobi about campers who bring in firewood, especially campers from out of state to our state and National campgrounds. I was surprised that a study they did showed 39 percent of surveyed campers in 13 National Parks in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming brought firewood from another state with them. There are more interesting facts to read but if the link works please read it and realize what can happen by bringing in your own firewood from somewhere else. It is a very interesting article about the dangers to our forests by bringing in firewood from somewhere else.

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  • amandasgramma wrote:
    I'm curious -- how do they KNOW we bring firewood from another state????? How do they know the people didn't stop and buy it? Has anyone been surveyed????


    Yes, people were surveyed for the linked story.

    Bruce
  • I'm curious -- how do they KNOW we bring firewood from another state????? How do they know the people didn't stop and buy it? Has anyone been surveyed????
  • We have switched to using a propane fire ring in order to help prevent this kind of problem. It burns pretty clean and warm, and keeps the FW and our clothes from stinking like smoke. Another nice feature is that when there is high fire danger and a burn ban in our Arizona forests, you can still use propane.

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