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To apply, click here.
Before accessing this on-line application process, please have the
following information ready:
You may also apply in
person at your local forest district office. Carry your permit and
identification with you, as you are required by law to produce both
if requested by a Forest Officer or Police Officer.
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Firewood can be cut from roadside logging debris in the designated
cutting area. The following area is currently open for firewood cutting.
Please print the map(s) and attach it to your permit. For any other areas
of interest that are not listed below, please contact the Sunshine Coast
District at (604) 485-0700. |
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Map(s) for any available firewood areas can be obtained at your local forest district office.
Powell River Area
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Sunshine Coast Area
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In authorized firewood cutting areas, the following applies:
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In former timber
sale licence areas: post harvest
waste and residue, piled at roadside may be removed.
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For other approved areas:
only dead and down timber may be removed, except cedar.
No standing timber (e.g. live trees or snags)
whatsoever may be cut. Failure to
comply may lead to enforcement action.
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A maximum of 18 m3
(Six (6) cords) of wood per household, per year, can be removed
from the area.
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Any firewood cut under
this permit is for personal use only and cannot be sold. For
information on commercial firewood cutting permits, please contact
your local forest district and inquire about the Small Scale Salvage
program.
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This permit is valid
until the supply of roadside logging debris in the permit area has
been exhausted, or is otherwise disposed of by the Ministry, or
until the end of the calendar year in which the permit was issued,
whichever comes first.
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Persons engaging in
firewood cutting under this permit will assume all risk of loss or
injury and save harmless the Crown from all and any claims.
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Thank you for
your co-operation. |
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