New York State Department of Environmental Conservation & Office of Parks Recreation and Historic Preservation

Don`t Move Firewood! Regulations in Effect

By transporting firewood, you could be spreading diseases and invasive insects that can quickly kill large numbers of trees.

Help SLOW THE SPREAD and obey the Firewood Regulation:

• * It is illegal to bring untreated* firewood into New York State.
• * It is illegal to transport untreated firewood more than 50 miles from its source or origin.
• * When transporting firewood, you must carry proof of source (receipt from a vendor), origin (self-issued certificate from DEC website**) or treatment (label indicating treatment method). Failure to do so may result in you being ticketed and subject to a fine.
• * Please be aware of state and federal quarantines that further restrict the movement of firewood: Emerald ash borer quarantines, Asian longhorned beetle quarantines.

For more information, visit http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/28722.html or call toll free 1-866-640-0652. Firewood Source Area Maps showing a 50-mile distance from DEC campgrounds are available at each campground's information page.

It is always best to use heat treated firewood or obtain local firewood at or near your destination. For more information on the availability of firewood please contact the park/campground directly.

*To be considered treated, firewood must be heat-treated (kiln-dried) to a minimum core temperature of 71 degrees Celsius (160 F) for 75 minutes, and must be accompanied by a label that says "New York Approved Heat-Treated Firewood/Pest Free" along with the producer's name and legal address. Firewood that meets these standards and is labeled as such can be moved into the state and around the state without restriction.

**The self-issued certificate of origin is required for those who are transporting firewood that they cut for their own personal use and therefore know where the wood was grown.