Great Smoky Mountains National Park Changes Firewood Rules To Protect Forests

Posted by on Jan 9, 2015 @ 8:25 am in Conservation | 0 comments | Last modified: January 9, 2015

In a further step to help protect the forests of Great Smoky Mountains National Park from non-native insect pests, park officials beginning in March will only allow heat-treated firewood that has been certified by the USDA or a state agriculture department, and dead and down wood collected from the park’s forests, to be used in campgrounds. Heat-treated firewood...

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