BLM Ely District offers firewood for sale

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Ely District is offering mixed pinyon-juniper firewood to the public for $85 per cord. Firewood permits will be available for purchase in person from 8 A.M. and 4 P.M. Monday, Sept. 28, at the BLM Ely District Office, 702 North Industrial Way in Ely.

“The firewood was harvested as part of a landscape-scale hazardous fuels reduction project within the wildland-urban interface to protect people, landscapes and communities,” said Kellie Dobrescu, U.S. Wildland Fire Service Unit 9 forester. “The project restores vegetative health and improves wildlife habitat while reducing catastrophic wildfire risk on public lands.”

Firewood is cut into rounds approximately 12 to 16 inches long and 3 to 25 inches in diameter. The recently cut wood is stacked in one- to two-cord piles along two-track roads. Exact pickup locations will be provided when permits are purchased.

Purchasers may purchase a maximum of five cords and are responsible for loading and removing the firewood by hand. Firewood removal will be allowed Oct. 4-10, from noon to 6 p.m. daily.

When purchasing a permit, buyers must select a pickup date and provide vehicle information, including the vehicle color and make and the length and type of trailer, if applicable.

For more information, call the BLM Ely District Office at (775) 289-1800 or Leslie Phillips at (775) 726-8135.