Rawlins Field Office
| Contacts: | Serena Baker, | |||
| 307-212-0197 |
Wood Cutting Permits Available
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Rawlins Field Office (RFO) is issuing permits for cutting firewood, post, poles, wildlings, ornamentals, burl and character wood from now until Thanksgiving weekend.
The permits cost $5.00 per cord of wood, and there is a three cord minimum and ten cord maximum of firewood allowed per permit. Post/poles are $1.00 each with a 50 post/pole maximum per permit. Wildlings/ornamentals are $7.50 each with a maximum of 5 transplants per permit. Permit tags must be attached to the load of wood before it is removed from the cutting area. Each permit will include a map of the approved cutting area. Wood can be harvested in the Shirley Mountain area northwest of Medicine Bow, Wyo. and south of Casper, Wyo. Only Christmas tree permits will be issued after Thanksgiving.
Wood cutting permits for the Rawlins Field Office may be purchased at 1300 North Third Street, Rawlins, Wyo. or at the BLM Casper Field Office at 2987 Prospector Drive, Casper, Wyo. during regular business hours (7:45 a.m.-4:30 p.m.) For more information, or to inquire about pricing for larger amounts of wood or other products available, contact BLM Forester William Mack, 307-320-5158.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, recreational and other activities on BLM-managed land contributed more than $130 billion to the U.S. economy and supported more than 600,000 American jobs. The Bureau is also one of a handful of agencies that collects more revenue than it spends. In FY 2012, nearly $5.7 billion will be generated on lands managed by the BLM, which operates on a $1.1 billion budget. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.
Rawlins Field Office 1300 N. Third Street Rawlins, WY 82301