DEC and State Parks Encourage Campers to Use Local Firewood While Enjoying the Outdoors
State's Firewood Regulations Limit Firewood Movement to Protect New York Forests
With the start of the 2021 camping season underway, Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos and Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Commissioner Erik Kulleseid today encouraged campers to use local firewood and follow New York State firewood regulations to help prevent the spread of invasive species. Untreated firewood - firewood that has not met the state's heat treatment standard - can contain invasive pests that kill trees. To protect New York's forests, untreated firewood should not be moved more than 50 miles from its source or origin.