ericm979
Super Member
Despite the amount of National forest and BLM land I still dont know how it works getting beetle kill wood off the slopes. I know they have a lot of rules banning motorized vehicles and power tools like gas powered chain saws, so I am going to have to see how firewood is brought off the mountain before I make any commitment to heating with wood. Its mostly softwood too, so thats another hurdle. Lots of volatile resin and very little in coals.
Unless it's wilderness area, USFS land is generally open to vehicles and chain saws. Except under red flag conditions when fire danger is very high. Then they might shut down the forest and keep people out.
It varies some but personal use firewood permits are usually a nominal fee like $5-10/cord. There's often a map that shows where you can cut. They don't want people cutting in timber sales or around recreation areas. There usually are rules about what you can cut. For example, standing dead only and within 100' of the road.
This should all be on the web site for the forest in question. You can find maps on line to tell you which forest and ranger district within a forest that a particular area is in. Or you can stop at a ranger station and ask, they will be happy to help.
For attics you want ventilation if the attic is air sealed from the conditioned space with an insulated ceiling, but not if it's a "hot deck" where the underside of the roof is insulated.