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Kiln Dried vs Heat Treated firewood
Packaged firewood comes in a lot of forms, and it is important for you to know the difference between kiln dried firewood and heat treated firewood. Kiln dried firewood is firewood that has been dried out, for some unknown period of time at some unknown temperature, in a kiln. It is a term without a […]
Private Campgrounds vs National Parks?
Dear Don’t Move Firewood, My family and I are coming up in June to camp at the Jellystone Park in Gattlinburg TN and I was told by the campground I could not bring firewood. I live in Gwinnett county GA and I did not see it on the restriction list, I only saw Dekalb and […]
Thinking Spring!
Here are Don't Move Firewood, we are gearing up for the annual spring rush of website traffic from the millions of people that will be planning their spring and summer vacations. Here's what we are up to: We've been subtly changing our front page messaging to work with some new research out of the […]
Look for signs of invasive forest pests during Great Backyard Bird Count 2014
NEWS RELEASE — For Immediate Release Contact: Leigh Greenwood, Don’t Move Firewood campaign manager LGreenwood@tnc.org Download PDF version of this press release at https://www.dontmovefirewood.org/resources/Great-Backyard-Bird-Count-2014 BIRD WATCHERS CAN COMBINE GREAT BACKYARD BIRD COUNT WITH A BACKYARD BUG COUNT TO HELP PROTECT TREES AND FORESTS Looking for signs of insect or disease damage in backyard trees and […]
100 words project
Have you ever tried to look up your state’s firewood regulations on our map and thought to yourself, “Wow, I’m still not really sure what I’m allowed to do here.” We here at Don’t Move Firewood understand. A lot of state and federal firewood regulations are written in technical language, or so buried in a […]
Free forest pest printouts for kids and educators
We’ve compiled a short list of the best Don’t Move Firewood downloadable resources for teachers, parents, camp counselors, children’s museums, and any sort of outreach event that includes kids- as well as what we think are the best links for youth education materials on partner sites. This page is updated periodically as new materials become […]
Firewood related non-profits
Firewood is an interesting topic that touches a lot of different types of people, industries, and ideas. Here’s a quick round up of non profits that work directly on firewood related issues, in alphabetical order: Alliance for Green Heat “promotes high-efficiency wood combustion as a low-carbon, sustainable, local and affordable heating solution.” from their About […]
Top 3 Frozen Forest Pests
Exceptionally severe cold weather can reduce populations of some native and non-native forest pests, giving the trees a temporary reprieve. Here’s a quick round up of three forest pests very likely to freeze into tiny larvae-sicles during vicious cold snaps. 1. Emerald ash borer suffer some losses when it is extremely cold. The larvae of […]
Firewood resolutions for 2014
Do you want to protect trees and forests from invasive pests this year? Here's a list of resolutions to help you buy and burn firewood the right way. First, don’t move firewood. That means use firewood from under 50 miles as a general rule of thumb- although in some places, the rules can be […]