Homeowner Firewood Applications for Region 7
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is now accepting applications from homeowners to cut firewood on State Forests in Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Madison, Oswego, Tioga and Tompkins counties for 2011. A lottery-type system will be used to determine winning applicants who will be able to harvest standing, live trees for use as affordable firewood.
Due to increased demand, firewood will be sold to applicants selected through a lottery system. Firewood can be purchased in volumes of three, five or ten cords for $15 per standard cord and is limited to a maximum of 10 cords per household.
In addition, the Lands and Forests Office in Sherburne will also have an auction to sell firewood in some state forests in Chenango and Madison counties. The application for Chenango and Madison counties contains additional information about the auction.
A standard cord is a pile of firewood measuring 4'x4'x8' when cut and stacked. Firewood for sale is standing, live trees located off-road and will require a chainsaw and tractor or four-wheel drive truck for cutting, access and hauling. The trees available for cutting are marked by DEC foresters to ensure that only wood allocated for cutting for conservation reasons is taken by those participating in the program.
Firewood applications (PDF, 13 kB) are available from DEC's Sherburne office, (for Chenango and Madison locations) and from the Cortland office (for Cayuga, Cortland, Oswego, Tioga and Tompkins Counties) and will be accepted between January 3 and March 4, 2011. Applications must include name, address and phone number of the person requesting firewood, the number of cords requested and the area where applicant prefers to cut firewood.
All program applications must be completed. One may contact the DEC office in Sherburne for Chenango and Madison counties at (607) 674-4017 or the Cortland Office for Cayuga, Cortland, Oswego, Tioga and Tompkins counties at (607) 753-3095.
2011 Chenango and Madison Counties Homeowner Firewood Application (PDF, 13 kB)
Map of Chenango and Madison Counties- 2011 (PDF, 207 kB)
Map of Cayuga and Cortland Counties- 2011 (PDF, 214 kB)
Map of Oswego County- 2011 (PDF, 166 kB)
Map of Tioga and Tompkins Counties- 2011 (PDF, 631kB)
