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Want to find tasty morel mushrooms in the forest? Click the box above for tips and tricks to fill your basket.
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The fuelwood season opens April 1 and collection permits will be available for a $20 fee. Use our fuelwood maps to determine where firewood collection is allowed. Permits may be purchased online and by mail. They are also available for purchase at DNR Customer Service Centers and select forestry field offices in the Upper Peninsula and northern Lower Peninsula; call to confirm availability and business hours.
Permits are for up to five standard cords of wood. Wood must be dead and down within 200 feet of a road. Fuelwood cannot be resold or traded. Permits are valid for up to 90 days after the date they are issued; all expire Dec. 31.
Starting April 1, you can purchase a state forest fuelwood collection permit through our online licensing system. View and print your licenses, manage your customer profile and see purchase history all in one convenient location.
Download a fuelwood permit application and print it to purchase a fuelwood permit by mail. Fill it out, enclose a $20 check payable to the State of Michigan, and send it to the DNR office which manages the state forest land where you wish to collect fuelwood. If approved, your permit will be emailed or mailed to you.
Use our fuelwood map to determine where collection is allowed; contact your local permit-issuing office for details. New maps will be available April 1.
If you need assistance with interpreting the interactive map, email DNR-GIS@michigan.gov.
A standard cord is 8 feet long, 4 feet wide and 4 feet high.
Firewood, in non-packaged form, is sold by a measurement called a "cord" or "fraction of a cord." A cord is defined as 128 cubic feet when the wood is neatly stacked.
You may see the terms "ric," "face cord," or another local measurement. However, these terms have no standard measurements. Be sure to know the dimensions of the pile of wood being sold.
To help protect forests and prevent the spread of invasive species, buy or collect firewood near where you plan to burn it.
Find firewood to purchase from a local private vendor using the Firewood Scout online search tool.
Have questions about fuelwood collecting? See common questions below, or download the full document:
Yes. Also, permits are only valid on state forest land within the permitted area.
Yes, However, YOU (the permittee) must be on site when cutting and in the vehicle when transporting the wood.
Maybe. Wood may not be removed from timber sale areas until that timber sale area is included on a permit map. The General Fuelwood Permit maps are updated each year before the start of the permit season (April 1). If you are interested in a particular area that is not included on the General map, contact the local DNR office to inquire about a Specific Fuelwood Permit.
No. You must remain on established roads. No off-road use of vehicles is permitted; this includes ATVs, ORVs, etc.
The Collection Log must be filled out prior to transporting fuelwood collected under the permit. If you are contacted by a conservation officer and the log is not completed, you may be considered in violation of the terms of the permit and may receive a citation.
