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United States Department of Agriculture
Gila National Forest
2020 Firewood Guide
With Permit Cutting and Removing
Instructions and Maps for
January 1 — December 31, 2020
ATTENTION: YOU ARE SUBJECT TO INSPECTION.
The permit is not transferable. By signing this permit, the permittee, or designated
cutter hereby consents to being stopped and inspected by any forest officer, State
peace officer, Federal law enforcement officer, or any official of the New Mexico
Department of Forestry while cutting, possessing or transporting firewood.
When cutting and transporting firewood on or from the Gila National Forest,
permittees or their designated cutters must have in their possession:
1) this firewood guide with the cutting and removing instructions and maps;
2) the Original Forest Product Permit issued to the permittee; and
3) the firewood removal tags given with that permit.
4) This firewood permit is valid Forestwide (except in prohibited areas).
Live, green trees may be cut and removed only from within the designated green
firewood cutting areas that are listed in this firewood guide.
Forest Southwestern Revised
Service Region MR-R3-06-03 January 2020
Woodcutting Checklist
Have Your Permit - This includes the
printed permit, cutting and removing
instructions from the 2020 Firewood
Guide, Designated Firewood Area Maps
from the 2020 Firewood Guide (if cutting
green firewood), and removal tags.
MUST BE 18 YEARS OF AGE TO
PURCHASE A PERMIT.
Check road conditions and closures.
Study the cutting area maps. Use National
Forest Visitor Map and Motor Vehicle
Use Map (MVUM) to ensure you travel on
authorized motorized roads.
Let someone know where you’re going and
when you’ll be back.
Recommend carrying a chain saw, an axe,
wedges, shovel, fire extinguisher, and a
first aid kit.
Fill out “Product Quantity Removal
Record” portion of the permit.
Designated cutters may be under the age
of 18.
Note: The maps in this firewood guide are reproduced from geospatial
information prepared by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service.
GIS data and product accuracy may vary. They may be: developed from
sources of differing accuracy; accurate only at certain scales; based on
modeling or interpretation; incomplete while being created or revised, etc.
Using GIS products for purposes other than those for which they were created
may yield inaccurate or misleading results. The Forest Service reserves the
right to correct, update, modify or replace GIS products without notification.
For more information, contact the Gila National Forest supervisor’s office GIS
department at (575) 388-8223. Projection: UTM Zone 12 NAD 83.
2 Gila National Forest Firewood Guide • 2020Contents
Firewood Cutting and Gathering Information on the Gila National Forest.............................. 4
Cutting and Removing Instructions and Information........................................................... 4-8
Gila National Forest Designated Use Firewood Cutting Areas Map....................................... 9
Corduroy Canyon Firewood Area, Black Range Ranger District..................................... 10-11
Trujillo Park Tierra Blanca Firewood Area, Black Range Ranger District........................ 12-13
Divide Firewood Area, Quemado Ranger District............................................................ 14-15
Patterson Canyon Fuelwood Area and Other Products, Quemado Ranger District........ 16-17
Cold Springs Firewood Area, Reserve Ranger District................................................... 18-19
Martinez Firewood Area, Reserve Ranger District.......................................................... 20-21
Roadside Designated Free Personal Use Area, Reserve/Glenwood Ranger District..... 22-23
Aragon Firewood Area, Reserve Ranger District............................................................ 24-25
Telephone Firewood Area, Reserve Ranger District....................................................... 26-29
Six Shooter Black Deer Green Firewood Area, Reserve Ranger District........................ 30-31
Georgetown Firewood Area, Silver City Ranger District.................................................. 32-33
Willow Green Firewood Area, Silver City Ranger District................................................ 34-35
North Star Green Firewood Area, Wilderness Ranger District........................................ 36-37
Cedar Breaks Dead/Down Fuelwood Area, Glenwood Ranger District........................... 38-39
Deep Creek Dead/Down Fuelwood Area, Glenwood Ranger District............................. 40-41
Gila National Forest Offices.................................................................................................. 43
Gila National Forest Firewood Guide • 2020 3Firewood Cutting on the Gila National Forest
Welcome . . . • The firewood season on the Gila National Forest
is from January 1 through December 31.
to the Gila National Forest. We hope you enjoy your Specific areas may have limited Seasons.
wood gathering experience. Please contact the nearest
district office if you have any questions about firewood. • In order to sustain healthy, vibrant natural
lands for all people to enjoy, every person who
• Information in this guide and permits detailed ventures outside should put Leave No Trace
herein applies to forest lands within the Gila practices into action. Leave No Trace is about
National Forest and the portion of the Apache making good decisions to protect the world
National Forest administered by the Quemado around you. Please dispose of waste properly,
Ranger District and parts of Glenwood Ranger travel on durable surfaces, respect wildlife,
District, Gila National Forest. avoid introducing or transporting non-native
species, and be considerate of others.
• To cut or transport wood from the Gila National
Forest, you must have a printed permit, the • It is also important to preserve the past.
Dead and/or Green Firewood Cutting Tags Historic structures and artifacts can be
and Removing Instructions from this 2020 examined and photographed, but leave what
firewood guide, the Green Firewood Area Maps you find. Multiple laws and directions govern
from this 2020 firewood guide if cutting green the management of cultural resources. These
firewood, and removal tags that have been include, but are not limited to: Antiquities Act
properly completed (see directions for removal of 1906; National Historic Preservation Act of
tags on page 5 & 7 of this guide). Without ALL 1966 (NHPA); National Environmental Policy
of these, you are illegally taking firewood which Act of 1969 (NEPA); Archaeological Resources
can result in the loss of your permit, loss of any Protection Act of 1979 (ARPA); and Native
wood you have cut, up to a $5,000 fine, and 6 American Graves Protection and Repatriation
months in jail. Act of 1990 (NAGPRA). Those who violate can
face substantial fines and even a jail sentence
• The Gila National Forest has published
if convicted. Do your part to pass our nation’s
its Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) which
heritage of outdoor recreation to future
triggers the implementation of the travel
generations.
management plan. The travel management
plan designates a system of roads, trails, and
areas open to the public for motor vehicle
use authorized for off road travel. All permit Cutting and Removing Instructions
holders are responsible for adhering to the
MVUM and any directions for motorized uses When cutting or transporting dead firewood
provided in the Firewood guide. on or from the Gila National Forest, permittees
or their designated cutters must have in
• Please stay on existing roads. During wet their possession these Cutting and Removing
and muddy conditions, please wait to Instructions along with the Forest Product
cut on another day when roads are drier. Permit for Firewood issued to the permittee
Firewood gathering may occur along open and the firewood removal tags given with that
motor vehicle use designated roads. Motor permit. These instructions are incorporated as
vehicles may be parked one vehicle length, an integral part of Firewood Permits issued on
including any towed trailer, from the edge the Gila National Forest (refer to Pg. 7 “Filling
of the road surface when it is safe to do so in Your Permit & Load Tag).
without causing damage to NFS resources or
facilities, unless prohibited by state law, a This Firewood Permit is valid Forestwide (except
traffic sign, or an order (36 CFR261.54). in prohibited areas). These cutting and Removing
Instructions for Firewood Areas are a required
• All firewood areas are in natural forest terrain part of your permit.
with no modifications for accessibility. Make
sure that you know your limits and work within • The product designation species listed on the
your abilities. Firewood cutting can be fun, but firewood permit will be “Combined Softwood”
it is also hard work. Be sure that you and your for soft species of wood (juniper, pine, etc.)
equipment are in good working condition. and “Combined Hardwood” (oak, etc.) for hard
species of wood.
4 Gila National Forest Firewood Guide • 2020• A dead tree is defined as one having no live Whitewater Picnic Area, Leopold Vista Day
branches, limbs, needles or leaves. You may not Use and Catwalk National Recreation Trail,
cut dead limbs from live trees. Glenwood District Administrative Areas, Gila
• Diameter root crown (DRC) is measured Wilderness, and Blue Range Wilderness.
between the ground line and 12 inches above On the Quemado Ranger District, the
the ground line. following areas are closed to cutting and
• Load removal tags sufficient for the amount of removal of fire wood: Armijo Springs, Head
wood on the vehicle must be attached to the of the Ditch, Valle Tio Vinces Campgrounds,
rear of the load prior to removal of firewood Quemado Lake Recreation Area (El Caso,
from the cutting site. These tags must have Juniper, and Pinon Campgrounds), Quemado
the date of removal clipped/notched into District Office, Luna Work Center, Jewett
the tag. Load removal tag numbers must match Gap Administrative site and the Swenson
the numbers printed on the permit. Individual Place.
load removal tags may not be used more than On the Reserve Ranger District, the following
once. areas are closed to cutting and removing
• Unless specified differently in the designated of firewood: Ben Lilly, Dipping Vat, Willow
areas stumps shall be cut as low to the ground Creek, Aeroplane Mesa, Snow Lake, Apache
as is practical, and in no case higher than 12 Creek Campgrounds, Reserve District
inches. Portions of wood that have been cut Administrative Areas, and Negrito Work
and not used (slash) shall be cut and scattered Center Administrative Area.
to no more than 24 inches high off the ground. On the Silver City Ranger District, the
Remove slash from roads, fences, and other following areas are closed to cutting and
improvements. removing of firewood: Cherry Creek,
• Do not cut any logs, log piles, or snags in active Gallinas, Iron Creek, McMillan, and Railroad
timber sale areas or where posted with signs. Campgrounds, Little Walnut and Wrights
Cabin Picnic Areas, Little Walnut Group Use
• Trees or logs marked with paint or tagged as Area, Gila River Bird Area, and Fort Bayard
wildlife trees, bearing trees, or with transect Refuge.
location signs shall not be cut.
On the Wilderness Ranger District, the
• No felling of trees on road, or impeding of traffic
following areas are closed to cutting and
is allowed on any paved road U.S. or New
removing of firewood: All Campgrounds,
Mexico state highway.
(Upper and Lower Scorpion, Upper Black
• To protect wildlife species and riparian habitat, Canyon, Lower Black Canyon, Rocky Canyon,
do not cut within 100 feet of the centerline of Mesa, Upper End, Sapillo Group Area
any live flowing stream. Campgrounds) Lake Roberts Picnic Area,
• Firewood cutting and removing is prohibited in Gila Wilderness, Aldo Leopold Wilderness,
any area posted as closed and in the following Wilderness District Administrative Sites,
areas, whether posted or not: Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, Gila
Visitor Center and Administrative Areas,
On the Black Range Ranger District, the TJ Ruins, and NM State Hwy. 15 corridor
following areas are closed to cutting and (approximately 1/2 mile of non-wilderness
removing of firewood: Emory Pass Overlook, designated areas on either side of Hwy. 15
Kingston Campground, Beaverhead from the junction with Hwy. 35 north to the
Administrative Area, Kingston Administrative Gila Visitor Center).
Areas (as signed on fence line), Monument
Park Cabin Administrative Area, Straight • Permit holders may employ or enlist 1 person
Gulch Administrative Area, Wolf Hollow other than themselves to harvest firewood.
Trailhead, Lookout Mountain Tower, The permit holder must write on the permit
Hillsboro Peak Tower, Black Mountain in the remarks block the name of the person
Tower, Gila Wilderness and Aldo Leopold designated to cut for them.
Wilderness. • Operate only when ground is dry enough to
On the Glenwood Ranger District, the prevent rutting greater than 3 inches in depth.
following areas are closed to cutting and Do not drive on roads when damage to soil or
removing of firewood: Bighorn, Cosmic and roads may occur.
Pueblo Park Campgrounds, Cottonwood, and
Gila National Forest Firewood Guide • 2020 5• No cutting is permitted on slopes of 30 percent This Firewood Permit is valid outside designated
or greater. firewood areas (except in prohibited areas) and
• Vehicles and power saws are subject to authorizes
inspection by forest officers. Failure to allow
• Cutting and removing all dead standing species
inspections shall be cause to cancel the permit.
of any size with the exception of oak and
All power saw mufflers shall be operable and
Ponderosa Pine.
equipped with an approved spark arrester
with a screen size no larger than 0.023 inch. • Cutting and removing dead standing ponderosa
All vehicles shall be equipped with approved pine less than 12 inches diameter root crown
mufflers or spark arresters. (DRC).
• Bad weather, fire closures, or court-imposed • Dead standing oak up to 9 inches diameter root
injunctions are not grounds for permit refunds crown (DRC) may be cut only from June 1 to
or extension of permits. September 30.
• During the fire season, usually from April 1 • Live trees may only be cut and removed from
through September 30, time and/or cutting the Gila National Forest in certain designated
restrictions may be imposed on this permit. firewood areas.
Between these dates, it is the permittee’s • Off-road vehicle travel permitted in dispersed
responsibility to become informed of camping corridors as depicted in Motor Vehicle
predicted fire danger and restrictions. It Use Map and in certain designated firewood
is suggested that the permittee contact areas (see specific areas).
the appropriate district office for current
information. A general description of the
applicable fire precaution schedule follows: This Firewood Permit is also valid for the Corduroy
Canyon, Trujillo Park Tierra Blanca, Divide,
Patterson, Cold Springs, Martinez, Roadside, Aragon,
Telephone, Six Shooter Black Deer, Georgetown,
Fire Precaution Schedule Willow, North Star, Cedar Breaks and Deep Creek
designated firewood areas.
Posted Fire Action Description
Danger Instructions specific to the designated firewood areas
for species and size of live or dead wood available
Low to Normal fire precautions for cutting and removal is given by each designated
Moderate area under Available Wood beginning on page 11 in
High, Very Contact district prior to cutting this guide. Additional instructions within designated
High, and for possible area closures and firewood areas are:
Extreme permit restrictions.
• Live trees can only be cut and removed from
within certain designated firewood cutting areas
that are listed in this guide.
• It is the permittee’s responsibility to ensure that
the live trees are cut and removed from within
the designated firewood cutting areas listed in
this guide.
• It is the permittee’s responsibility to be sure
that any live or dead trees cut are the correct
species and size.
6 Gila National Forest Firewood Guide • 2020Filling In Your Permit and Load Tag
Removal Tags
To properly tag your load remember:
Separate — Separate each 1/4 cord tag
from the other removal tags.
Notch — Notch out the month and the
day on each 1/4 cord tag.
Attach — Attach each 1/4 cord tag to
your load where it is visible from the
road.
• Load removal tags sufficient for the amount
of wood on the vehicle must be attached
to the rear of the load prior to removal of
firewood from the cutting site. These tags
must have the date of removal cut or punched
into the tag. Load removal tag numbers must
match the numbers printed on the permit.
Individual load removal tags may not be used
more than once.
Fill out "Product Quantity Removal
Record" portion of the permit.
Gila National Forest Firewood Guide • 2020 7How Much Wood in a Cord?
Dimensions:
One cord = 8 feet long x 4 feet wide x 4 feet deep.
Volume in Cubic Feet:
One cord = 128 cubic feet =
8 feet (length) x 4 feet (width) x 4 feet (height).
How Much Wood Do I Have? A 1/2-ton pickup with a short bed, or a step-side bed,
will also hold 1/4 cord of wood when it is loaded to the
You’ve been cutting most of the day, and your truck or top of the bed. All of these loads would require one 1/4-
trailer is now loaded with firewood. So, how much wood cord tag separated, notched, and attached to the load.
do you actually have? Here are some guidelines to help
you get the amount of wood you paid for. On average, a full bed pickup truck holds 1/2 cord of
firewood when it is filled to the top of the bed. This load
A 1/4-ton small pickup truck will hold 1/4 cord of wood would require two 1/4-cord tags separated, notched,
when the load is piled up above the bed of the truck. and attached to the load.
A full bed truck with rails will hold 1 cord of wood when
Measuring the Diameter Root it is loaded level with the roof of the truck from the cab
to the tailgate. This load would require four 1/4-cord
Crown (DRC) & Diameter Breast tags separated, notched, and attached to the load.
Height (DBH)
Diameter Root Crown (DRC) is measured between
the ground line and 12 inches above the ground line. Diameter or Circumference?
Diameter Breast Height (DBH) is diameter at 4.5 feet
from the ground. Diameter is the distance across the end of the log.
Circumference is the distance around the log.
To measure a tree before it is cut, you will need to
measure its circumference.
Here are conversions from diameter to
circumference:
6 inches diameter = 1 foot, 6 inch circumference
8 inches diameter = 2 foot, 1 inch circumference
9 inches diameter = 2 feet, 4 inch circumference
10 inches diameter = 2 feet, 7 inch circumference
12 inches diameter = 3 feet, 1 inch circumference
16 inches diameter = 4 feet, 2 inch circumference
8 Gila National Forest Firewood Guide • 2020Gila National Forest
Designated Firewood Cutting Areas
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Canyon
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Cold Springs Aragon
12
Martinez
Luna Aragon
180
Corduroy
Telephone
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Black Deer
180
Deep Creek Roadside 59
Free Personal Use
Cedar Breaks
Winston 52
Glenwood
15
North Star
180
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35 Kingston Hillsboro
Cliff 15
Pinos Altos Mimbres 152
191
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Legend Willow
27
Firewood Area
Georgetown
City/Town 70
180 61
Highway
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Gila NF Boundary 0 5 10 20 Tierra Blanca 26
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10 Gila National Forest Firewood Guide • 2020Corduroy Canyon Firewood Area
Black Range Ranger District
Cross country travel within this firewood area is not authorized.
Travel Directions Available Wood
and Area Boundaries Live pinyon pine and juniper trees up to 12 inches in
The area is accessed from the south by turning off of diameter root crown (DRC) and dead standing or dead/
NM Highway 59 onto Forest System (FS) Roads 231 or down trees as specified in this guide may be cut.
521. All roads entering the private land north of the
Do not cut live Douglas-fir, oak, or western white pine.
firewood area have locked gates.
Leave trees are not marked.
The area is bordered on the south by NM Highway 59;
on the east by FS 521; on the west by FS 231; and on It is the permittee’s responsibility to be sure that any
the north by private land (Adobe Ranch). live, green trees cut are the correct species and 12
inches DRC or less.
The boundary of the firewood area is not painted.
Cut stems and branches to lie within 2 feet of the ground.
The firewood area is posted with firewood boundary
signs at the following locations: the intersection of NM
Highway 59 and FS 521; the intersection of FS 231 and
NM Highway 59; and the intersection of NM Highway
59 and FS 677.
Gila National Forest Firewood Guide • 2020 11Black Range Ranger District
Trujillo Park-Tierra Blanca Firewood Area
T. 15 S. R. 7 W.
T. 15 S. R. 8 W. Legend T. 16 S. R. 7 W.
T. 16 S. R. 8 W.
Trujillo Park - Tierra Blanca Highway
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12 Gila National Forest Firewood Guide • 2020Trujillo Park-Tierra Blanca Firewood Area
Black Range Ranger District
Cross country travel within this firewood area is permitted for the purpose
of firewood cutting.
Travel Directions Available Wood
and Area Boundaries Remove dead and down oak, juniper and pinon trees
The area is currently only accessed from the east on lying on the ground in thinning and cutting areas.
County Road B-013 to Forest System (FS) Road 522.
Do not cut any live trees or standing dead trees.
The boundary of the firewood area is not marked or
Specific leave trees are marked with orange paint; do
painted; adhere to the enclosed map.
not cut them.
Cut stems and branches (slash) to lie within 2 feet of
the ground.
Motorized vehicle use for gathering firewood is permitted
off of open roads where slopes are less than 25%.
For more information contact the Black Range Ranger
District.
Gila National Forest Firewood Guide • 2020 13Quemado Ranger District Divide
Firewood Cutting Area
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14 Gila National Forest Firewood Guide • 2020Divide Firewood Area
Quemado Ranger District
Cross country travel within this firewood area is permitted for the purpose
of firewood cutting.
Travel Directions Available Wood
and Area Boundaries Live pinyon pine, alligator juniper, and shaggy bark
The area is accessed from Apache Creek, NM, by traveling juniper trees up to 12 inches DRC Dead standing or
about 9 miles east on NM Highway 12 to Catron County dead/down trees as specified in this guide may be cut.
Road B032 (Sand Flat turnoff). The area is located north Both pinyon and juniper are abundant, but are small
of NM Highway 12 and Catron Country Road B032. diameter trees.
The area is accessed from Horse Springs, NM, by Do not cut green ponderosa pine, douglas fir, or oak.
traveling about 15 miles west on NM Highway to FS
It is the permittee’s responsibility to be sure that any
4036L. Take FS 4036L north, the area is located north
live, green trees cut are the correct species.
of NM Highway 12 and west of FS 4036L.
Cut stems and branches to lie within 2 feet of the ground.
The area of 4,860 acres is bounded by a combination
of Forest Service Roads, State Roads, and Catron
County Roads. The south is bounded by NM Highway
12 excluding private property. The west is bounded
by Catron County road B032. The north boundary is
bounded by FS 333, FS 4189D, and 4092O. The east
boundary is bounded by FS 4036L.
Gila National Forest Firewood Guide • 2020 15Quemado Ranger District Patterson
Patterson Canyon Fuelwood Area Canyon
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16 Gila National Forest Firewood Guide • 2020Patterson Canyon Fuelwood Area and Other Forest Products Quemado Ranger District Cross country travel within this firewood area is permitted for the purpose of firewood cutting. Travel Directions Available Wood and Area Boundaries Green standing Ponderosa pine 10” DBH and below The Patterson Fuelwood area is at the intersection of and dead/down material. FSR93 and FSR 13 (also known as Patterson Canyon Road). The area is the southeast quadrant of the intersection. The area can be accessed from NM32 and Catron County Road B-095. The boundaries of Patterson fuelwood area are FSR 93 to the north FSR 13 to the west, FSR 4012 G to the south and FSR 4011X to the east. Gila National Forest Firewood Guide • 2020 17
Reserve Ranger District Cold Springs
Firewood Cutting Area
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18 Gila National Forest Firewood Guide • 2020Cold Springs Firewood Area
Reserve Ranger District
Cross country travel within this firewood area is
permitted for the purpose of firewood cutting.
Travel Directions Available Wood
and Area Boundaries From January 1 – December 31: Cut and Remove
The area is accessed by turning off of NM Highway 12 live single stem juniper trees up to 12 inches diameter
about 2 miles northeast of Reserve, NM, onto Forest root crown (DRC); live multi stem juniper trees up to
System (FS) Road 233 or by turning off of NM Highway 18 inches DRC; live pinon pine trees up to 9 inches
12 near Apache Creek, NM, onto either FS 94 or FS 289. diameter breast height (DBH); live ponderosa pine up
There are several roads in the area that provide access to 12 inches DBH; and any species or size of dead
to the interior of the firewood area. wood lying on the ground, dead standing juniper of
any size; dead standing ponderosa pine or pinyon pine
NM Highway 12 is the southwest to northwest boundary that is less than 12 inches diameter root crown (DRC).
of the area. The northeastern boundary is FS 289 to FS Alligator juniper is small to medium in size. Pinyon
4035 to the junction of FS 94. The boundary continues pine is abundant.
along FS 94 for about 2 miles where it crosses Deep
Canyon and continues cross country to FS 233. FS Additionally, From June 1 – September 30:
Road 233 and Wilson Canyon form the boundary on Cut and Remove live single
the southeast side. stemmed gray oak up to 6
inches diameter root crown
All roads within the designated area are allowed for use (DRC) and live multiple
in collecting personal use products with a personal use stemmed gray oak up to 10
permit. Travel off road for gathering of personal use inches diameter root crown
products is authorized in the area shown on the map. (DRC).
No cutting is allowed on parcels of private land within
the area.
No cutting is allowed within 600 feet of the Tularosa River.
Do not cut live
Gamble oak trees.
Leave trees are not
marked
It is the permittee’s responsibility to be sure that any
live trees cut are the correct species and cut to the
correct diameter.
Cut and Remove dead standing oak that is less than 9
inches diameter root crown (DRC).
Cut stems and branches to lie within 2 feet of the ground.
Gila National Forest Firewood Guide • 2020 19Reserve Ranger District Martinez
Firewood Cutting Area
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T. 7 S. R. 20 W. T. 8 S. R. 19 W.
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20 Gila National Forest Firewood Guide • 2020Martinez Firewood Area
Reserve Ranger District
Cross country travel within this firewood area is
permitted for the purpose of firewood cutting.
Travel Directions Available Wood Outside of
and Area Boundaries Designated Project Thinning
The area is accessed from Reserve, NM, by traveling Slash Area
about 1.7 miles west on NM Highway 12; from Luna,
From January 1 – December 31: Cut and Remove
NM, by traveling about 11 .5 miles south on US Highway
live pinyon pine up to 18 inches in diameter root crown
180; and from Alma, NM, by traveling about
(DRC), live single stem juniper up to 12 inches diameter
21.6 miles north on US Highway 180. There are several root crown, live multiple stem juniper up to 18 inches
roads in the area that provide access to the interior of diameter root crown (DRC), and live ponderosa pine
the firewood area (see map). A firewood area sign will trees up to 12 inches diameter root crown.
indicate when you are entering the cutting area.
Cut and Remove any species or size of dead wood lying
The exterior boundary of the firewood area is not on the ground, dead standing juniper of any size; dead
painted. The ridgeline to the north and east of Gordon standing ponderosa pine or pinyon pine that is less
Canyon is the boundary to the south; CAT -B006 and than 12 inches diameter root crown (DRC)
FS Road 4042N (Mail Trail) is the boundary to the west/
Additionally, From June 1 – September 30: Cut and
northwest; and the boundary to the east is FS Road 33
Remove dead standing oak that is less than 9 inches
and FS Road 4040M (lower Leggett loop) Designated
diameter root crown (DRC).
Project Thinning Slash area boundaries are painted in
orange paint. Do not cut live oak trees. Leave trees are not marked.
All roads within the designated area are allowed for use It is the permittee’s responsibility to be sure that any
in collecting personal use products with a personal use live trees cut are the correct species and cut to the
permit. Travel off road for gathering of personal use correct diameter limits.
products is authorized in the area shown on the map.
Cut stems and branches to lie within 2 feet of the ground.
Available Wood within the
Designated Project Thinning
Slash Area
Cut and Remove any species or size of dead wood lying
on the ground, including old or fresh project thinning
slash in areas designated on the map.
Do not cut live trees in designated project thinning slash
areas within the Martinez firewood Area.
Cut stems and branches to lie within 2 feet of the ground.
Gila National Forest Firewood Guide • 2020 21Roadside Designated Free Personal Use Area
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T. 11 S. R. 17 W.
T. 11 S. R. 18 W.
(dead standing, dead down, & dead tress that
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Wilderness
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22 Gila National Forest Firewood Guide • 2020Roadside Designated Free Personal Use Area
Cross country travel within this firewood area is
permitted for the purpose of firewood cutting.
Travel Directions Available Wood
and Area Boundaries Any species or size of dead standing wood (such as but
The area is accessed from Reserve, NM, by traveling not limited to aspen, cottonwood, white pine fir, spruce,
about 22 miles on FS 141 to FS road 28 (Bursum oak, ponderosa pine, pinyon pine, juniper), dead wood
Road) and then about 7 miles to the area; and from lying on the ground, and dead wood in decks or piles is
Glenwood, NM, by traveling about 14 miles on NM-159 authorized with either a paid dead firewood or free use
(Bursum Road) to the area. A high clearance vehicle permit in areas designated on the map. This includes
may be needed to access the area from Glenwood on both painted and unpainted dead trees.
NM-159. This access way is seasonally closed. Contact
Do not cut any live trees.
the highway department for road closure information
(see map). A firewood area sign will indicate when you Cut stems and branches to lie within 2 feet of the ground.
are entering the cutting area.
The exterior boundary of the area is not painted. Cutting
and removal is authorized for 100 yards on either side
of FS road 153S beginning at the intersection of FS road
119 (Claremont Road) and ending at the intersection of
NM-159 (Bursum Road; and for 100 yards on either side
of NM-159 (Bursum Road) beginning at the intersection
of FS road 153S and ending at Sandy Point (trails 182
and 201).
This area burned in the 2012 Whitewater-Baldy wildfire.
Wood gatherers are advised to use caution while
collecting and traveling through areas with standing
dead trees especially if there is any wind present. Fire
damaged trees can fall at any time. Be cautious while
in the area, especially if there is any wind present.
Gila National Forest Firewood Guide • 2020 23Reserve Ranger District Aragon
Firewood Cutting Area
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Reserve Ranger District
Cross country travel within this firewood area is
permitted for the purpose of firewood cutting.
Travel Directions Available Wood
and Area Boundaries Dead Wood
From Reserve: Head north on Hwy-12 to County Road
From January 1 – December 31: Cut and Remove any
B-017. From County Road B-017 continue onto Forest
species or size of dead wood lying on the ground, dead
Road (FR) 289. The fuelwood area begins at the junction
standing juniper of any size; dead standing ponderosa
of FR 289 and FR 4035F. There are several roads in
pine or pinyon pine that is less than 14 inches diameter
the area that will provide access to the interior of the
root crown (DRC).
firewood area (See Map). A firewood area sign will indicate
when you are entering the cutting area. Additionally, From June 1 – September 30: Cut and
Remove dead standing oak that is less than 9 inches
The exterior boundary of the firewood area is not painted.
diameter root crown (DRC).
A series of roads, drainages and other natural features
are used to distinguish the boundary of the firewood Cut stems and branches to lie within 2 feet of the ground
area. The southern boundary follows FR 289 to FR 4035I.
The boundary continues from the end of FR 4035I to
South Sand Canyon drainage to FR 289C. The eastern
boundary follows FR 289C to FR 289 to FR 4177A and
down to FR 4035F. The north eastern boundary is the
drainage to the Private Property south of Hwy-12. The
western boundary is comprised of FR 4178F following
the drainage and the north eastern edge of Section 26.
Travel off road for firewood gathering is authorized in
the area shown on the firewood map.
All roads within the designated area are allowed for use
in collecting personal use products with a personal use
permit. Travel off road for gathering of personal use
products is authorized in the area shown on the map.
Gila National Forest Firewood Guide • 2020 25Reserve Ranger District Telephone
Firewood Cutting Area (East Side Map)
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Telephone Firewood Area
Reserve Ranger District
Cross country travel within this firewood area is
permitted for the purpose of firewood cutting.
Travel Directions Available Wood Outside of
and Area Boundaries Designated Project Thinning
From Reserve: Head south on Hwy 435 for 5.2 miles. Slash Area
Continue onto Forest Road 141 for 21.9 Miles to
From January 1 – December 31:
County Road 019. At County Road 019 you will be at
Cut and Remove live single stemmed juniper up to
the southwestern most boundary of the fuelwood area.
18 inches diameter root crown (DRC), live multiple
From Apache Creek: From Hwy 12 take Forest Road stemmed juniper up to 24 inches diameter root
94. Take Forest Road 94 for 20.8 miles to the fuelwood crown (DRC), live pinyon pine, ponderosa pine, and
area boundary. fir trees up to 12 inches diameter root crown (DRC).
Cut and Remove any species or size of dead wood
From Datil: Take Hwy 12 West for 34.2 miles to County lying on the ground, dead standing juniper of any
Road B-019 (Bursum Rd). Continue South on County size; dead standing ponderosa pine, fir, or pinyon
Road B-019 for 15.3 miles to County Road B-054. pine that is less than 14 inches diameter root crown
Take B-054 West for 11.9 miles and you will reach the (DRC).
fuelwood boundary at the junction of County Road-B054 Additionally, From
and FR 4047O. June 1 – September 30:
Cut and Remove live single
There are several roads in the area that will provide
stemmed gray oak up to 6
access to the interior of the firewood area (See Map).
inches diameter root crown
The entire exterior boundary of the firewood area is (DRC) and live multiple
not painted. A series of roads, trails, fences, drainages stemmed gray oak up to 12
and other natural features are used to distinguish the inches diameter root crown
boundary of the firewood area. The following roads form (DRC).
the boundary of the western most firewood area: Forest
Do not cut live Gamble
Roads 4045S, 4166A, Decom 4166A, 178, CAT-C019,
oak trees.
Forest Road 4166C, Trail 15, part of Salthouse Canyon,
FR 145, part of Pasture Canyon, 4312K, 4044U, 165, Leave trees are not marked
4045D, 4045B, 28, and 141 as shown on the map.
The following roads form the boundary of the eastern It is the permittee’s
firewood area: FR 4048Y, 30, 4047U, 4047O, CAT-B054, responsibility to be sure
Continental Divide Trail (CDT), Forest Roads 3189, that any live trees cut are
4046A, 145, part of 4045Y and 161. The boundary the correct species and cut to the correct diameter.
to the south of Collins Park and West of FR 28 has a
Cut and Remove dead standing oak that is less than
coinciding boundary with timber sales and is marked
9 inches diameter root crown (DRC).
with orange paint.
Cut stems and branches to lie within 2 feet of the
All roads within the designated area are allowed for use ground.
in collecting personal use products with a personal use
Additionally, From March 1 - August 31:
permit. Travel off road for gathering of personal use
Off road travel is prohibited in the timing restricted
products is authorized in this area as shown on the map.
areas as indicated on the map.
Available Wood within the Designated
Project Thinning Slash Area
Cut and Remove any species or size of dead wood
lying on the ground including old or fresh project
thinning slash is authorized.
Cut and Remove live trees designated with blue
paint. Cut stems and branches to lie within 2 feet of
the ground.
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Reserve Ranger District
Cross country travel within this firewood area is
permitted for the purpose of firewood cutting.
Travel Directions Available Wood Outside of
and Area Boundaries Designated Project Thinning
From Reserve: Head South on Hwy-435 for 5.2 miles. Slash Area
Continue onto Forest Road 141 for 8.6 miles to the From January 1 – December 31:
fuelwood area boundary. There are several roads in the Cut and Remove live single stemmed juniper up to
area that will provide access to the interior of the firewood 18 inches diameter root crown (DRC), live multiple
area (See Map). A firewood area sign will indicate when stemmed juniper up to 24 inches diameter root
you are entering the cutting area. crown (DRC), live pinyon pine, ponderosa pine, and
fir trees up to 12 inches diameter root crown (DRC).
The entire exterior boundary of the firewood area is not
painted. A series of roads, fences, drainages, timber Cut and Remove any species or size of dead wood
sale boundaries and other natural features are used lying on the ground, dead standing juniper of any
to distinguish the boundary of the firewood area. The size; dead standing ponderosa pine, fir, or pinyon
northern boundary is the fence line headed North East pine that is less than 14 inches diameter root crown
from FR 141. The boundary will separate from the fence (DRC).
at the end of 4092T and proceed along the ridgetops Additionally, From June 1 – September 30:
as shown on the map. The north east most boundary Cut and Remove live single
will follow the timber sale unit near Olla Tank and back stemmed gray oak up to 6
along FR 4164C. It proceeds along the road to the fence inches diameter root crown
line heading South east back to a timber sale boundary. (DRC) and live multiple
Near FR 633 the boundary will follow Naranjo Canyon stemmed gray oak up to 12
south to FR 141. The boundary will continue to the inches diameter root crown
south between Naranjo and Granny canyon following (DRC).
the ridge and portion of FR 4165G back to the canyon
bottom. The southern boundary on the west side of Sign
Camp Mountain will be a combination of FR 4174X
Do not cut live
headed south towards Greyback Tank and timber sale
Gamble oak trees.
boundaries that are marked with orange paint. The
western most boundary follows the District Boundary Leave trees are not
fence line across FR161 to FR141. marked
All roads within the designated area are allowed for use It is the permittee’s responsibility to be sure that any
in collecting personal use products with a personal use live trees cut are the correct species and cut to the
permit. Travel off road for gathering of personal use correct diameter.
products is authorized in this area as shown on the map. Cut and Remove dead standing oak that is less than
9 inches diameter root crown (DRC).
Cut stems and branches to lie within 2 feet of the
ground.
Additionally, From March 1 - August 31:
Off road travel is prohibited in the timing restricted
areas as indicated on the map.
Available Wood within the Designated Project
Thinning Slash Area
Cut and Remove any species or size of dead wood
lying on the ground including old or fresh project
thinning slash, dead standing juniper of any size;
dead standing ponderosa pine, fir, or pinyon pine
that is less than 14 inches diameter root crown
(DRC).
No live trees will be cut.
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