California Firewood Task Force web resources

PSA Videos

• California Firewood Video / Outreach Page
• Firewood: Don't Get Burned - Protect Yourself and the Environment - Marin County G Channel

Invasive Pests

For more information on many of the invasive pests that could be moved on firewood, follow the links below:

• PEST ALERTS - UC IPM Program
  
  • Bark Beetles
  • Eucalyptus Longhorned Borers
  • Goldspotted Oak Borer
  • Woodwasps and Horntails
  • Sudden Oak Death
  • Walnut Twig Beetle and Thousand Cankers Disease
  • Pitch Canker

General information on invasive pests threatening California, on firewood or not, can be found at the Center for Invasive Species Research. They also have pest information not found on the UC IPM site:

• PEST INFORMATION - Center for Invasive Species Research
  
  • Redbay Ambrosia Beetle and Laurel Wilt
  • Polyphagous Shothole Borer and Fusarium Dieback

Additional helpful sites for specific pests include:

• Goldspotted Oak Borer - University of California Cooperative Extension
• Asian Longhorned Beetle - Western IPM Center
• Information on Oak Pests - Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of California
• Polyphagous Shothole Borer - Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of California
• Sudden Oak Death - California Oak Mortality Task Force

Campgrounds

• PRIVATE CAMPGROUNDS
  
  • KOA Campgrounds
  • Privately-owned RV Parks and Campgrounds
  • Tent and RV Campground Information
• STATE, REGIONAL AND COUNTY PARKS
  
  • California State Parks Campgrounds and Reservations
  • East Bay Regional Park District Campgrounds
  • Humboldt County Parks
  • Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation Campgrounds
  • Monterey County Parks
  • Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District
  • Orange County Parks
  • San Bernardino County Regional Parks Campgrounds
  • San Diego County Campgrounds
  • San Mateo County Parks
  • Santa Barbara County Campgrounds
  • Santa Clara County Parks
  • Sonoma County Parks Campgrounds
• FEDERAL LANDS
  
  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM) California Campgrounds
  • California National Forest Campgrounds
  • California National Parks
  • Federal Land Campgrounds and Reservations

State Websites

• CALIFORNIA
  
  • California Campfire Permits
• FLORIDA
  
  • Protect the Trees You Love - Brochure (PDF)
• MAINE
  
  • What is Your Wood Hiding? - Maine Forest Service
• MICHIGAN
  
  • Transporting Firewood Harms Campground Forests - Michigan Department of Natural Resources
  • Campfire Tips — Exotic insects are a major threat to Michigan's Forests and moving firewood speeds their advance - Michigan Department of Natural Resources (PDF)
• MINNESOTA
  
  • Firewood Can Spread Pests - Stay Warm This Fall with Local Firewood - Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
  • Special Alert for Campers and Vacationers — Don't Transport Firewood Unless It's MDA Certified - Minnesota Department of Agriculture
  • Firewood Alert! - Firewood Can Spread Pests - Brochure (PDF)
• NORTH DAKOTA
  
  • Firewood in the city of Fargo
• NEW YORK
  
  • Firewood and Invasive Insects
• OHIO
  
  • Buy Local, Burn Local - Ohio State University Emerald Ash Borer Outreach Team (PDF)
  • Check Before Moving Firewood - Our Ohio Magazine
• RHODE ISLAND
  
  • Campers and Other Vacationers Should Use Only Local Firewood to Prevent Import of Invasive Wood-Boring Insects - State of Rhode Island News Release
• WISCONSIN
  
  • Help Protect Wisconsin's Ash Tree From Emerald Ash Borer - Wisconsin Council of Invasive Species

Federal / International

• INVASIVE SPECIES AND FIREWOOD - APHIS
• DON'T MOVE FIREWOOD! — Protect the Nation's Forests - USFS
• YOSEMITE FOREST PESTS — People bringing firewood with them can introduce pests accidentally to the park - National Park Service
• TRANSPORTING FIREWOOD — A Threat to Our Forests - USFS (PDF)
• FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ACCOUNCES NATIONAL "DON'T MOVE FIREWOOD" CAMPAIGN - CFIA (Canada)
• RECREATION.GOV

Non-Governmental Organization / Multi-Agency

• CONTINENTAL DIALOGUE / NATURE CONSERVANCY
  
  • Don't Move Firewood
  • Forest Conservation - Buy It Where You Burn It
• GOOD CAMPER
• STATE FIREWOOD QUARANTINES FOR EMERALD ASH BORER