Firewood permits available for BLM Las Cienegas National Conservation Area
TUCSON, Arizona – The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Tucson Field Office is offering firewood permits for collecting downed wood at the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area (LCNCA), October 1, 2024 – March 1, 2025. Issued permits are good for 90 days, or until March 31, whichever comes first. The permit fee is $10 per cord of wood with a one cord minimum, two cord maximum per permit. Additional permits may be purchased.
The Tucson Field Office has transitioned to an online permit system. To purchase permits and find related maps and regulations go to the website.
Collection of dead and downed mesquite will be confined to the BLM-manages public lands north of Yucca Ash Farm Road, in the vegetation management area. Downed mesquite has been collected into rows and may be cut into smaller pieces for easier transport. Issuance of a permit does not necessarily guarantee the availability of dead and downed wood.
This wood collection area is adjacent to both private and State land parcels. BLM-issued permits do not allow for collection of any wood products on these lands. We remind all permit holders to be respectful of private landowner rights.
Mesquite firewood is available because of the BLM’s ongoing grassland restoration program at the LCNCA. Invasive mesquite trees are downed to encourage growth of native grasses and improve wildlife habitat for wildlife, such as the pronghorn antelope.
The 45,000-acre LCNCA is located 45 miles southeast of Tucson in Pima and Santa Cruz counties. The conservation area protects a landscape of rolling, oak-studded, grasslands and lush riparian areas that contain several of the rarest vegetative habitat types in the Southwest.
For more information, please contact June Lowery, jlowery@blm.gov, 520-345-2825.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.