Firewood Sale To Benefit Wildlife

LEWISTON - The Idaho Department of Fish and Game will offer a firewood sale in the Benton Meadows area of the Craig Mountain Wildlife Management Area to encourage the re-establishment of a variety of important habitat types. The goal is to assist in the restoration of the ponderosa pine and douglas fir cover types that are the preferred environment for wildlife species including mule deer, blue grouse, wild turkey and the Pileated woodpecker. By creating a diversity of habitat types, a variety of key wildlife species will benefit in the future. White fir, lodgepole pine, ponderosa pine and red fir will be removed from a 10-acre site. The firewood will be green and dead logs that have been cut and felled. The firewood permits will be sold at the IDFG Clearwater Regional Office, 1540 Warner Avenue beginning Tuesday, June 18. The permits will cost $10.00 per cord with a two-cord minimum, and will include a map to the cutting site. The permits will be valid June 21-23, June 28-30 and July 5-7. All participants must check in with the attendant on site. The revenue generated from the firewood sale will be used to fund future forest management projects on Craig Mountain. For more information, please contact IDFG at 799-5010.