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Question for the Westerners, who cuts fire damaged trees?

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  1. Casper

    Casper

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    We are spending a week at Glacier, Yellowstone, Grand Teton Natl parks. Found a little path on the north side of lake McDonald tonight. Who, if anyone, is allowed to cut the dead falls? Seems like a lot of pretty easy wood on the ground.

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  2. eatonpcat

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    The picture of the lake and mountain should be a postcard!!
     
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    I don't think anyone is allowed to cut in national parks. National forests are different though.
     
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    You have to get a cut permit from the Forest Service, and then you can only cut in "designated cut zones". And burned firewood is so so so dirty, no matter how careful I was I had soot on my clothes every time I stoked the stove. If you see a ton of trees marked with orange paint it could be a cut zone, but sorry, likely not.
     
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  6. Casper

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    I bet it's a mess.
     
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    Yes. Big difference between one that got singed and one that had some heat applied to it. It is messy.
     
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    Doubles and triples laundry too, you can't cook dinner or go to bed with soot all over your clothes. No thank you to wildfire wood.
     
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    I cut alot of Carr fire wood. It was a bit messy, but was so easy I jumped on it. Sold great!
     
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