Craig Mountain Firewood Sale to Benefit Wildlife

LEWISTON - To improve wildlife habitat in the Benton Meadows area of the Craig Mountain Wildlife Management Area, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game will offer a firewood sale beginning in late June. Permits will be sold at the IDFG Clearwater Regional Office, 1540 Warner Avenue beginning Tuesday, June 10. The permits will be valid from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., on June 20-22, June 27-29 and July 5-6. The permits will cost $10.00 per cord with a two-cord minimum, and will include a map to the cutting site. All participants must check in with the attendant on site. White fir, lodgepole pine, ponderosa pine and red fir will be removed from the 10-acre site. The firewood will be sold from green and dead logs that have been cut and fell. The firewood sale will help restore the ponderosa pine and douglas fir cover types in the area, which are the preferred habitat for wildlife including mule deer, blue grouse, wild turkey and pileated woodpecker. For more information, please contact IDFG at 799-5010.