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FREE Firewood

Flagstaff Ranger District opening free use wood areas

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., Aug. 31, 2021 — The Coconino National Forest will open three free use wood collection areas on the Flagstaff Ranger District starting Sept. 1.

The three free use areas are as follows:

• Hart Prairie area: Located 15 miles north of Flagstaff along Highway 180, off Forest Road (FR) 151. Ponderosa pieces can be collected, and there are roughly 20 cords of wood in the area.

• Highway 180 area: Located 17 miles north of Flagstaff along Highway 180, off FR 9004K. Only felled and limbed ponderosa pine logs may be collected. Roughly 20-30 logs are in the area.

• A1 area: Located 5 miles west of Flagstaff and north of Interstate 40 on FR 506. Only dead and down ponderosa pine may be collected, which includes slash piles from a recent timber sale contract. There are roughly half a dozen slash piles in the area, each containing about 15-20 logs. There are logs located around the slash piles as well.

Signs identifying the free use areas will be clearly posted.

Interested parties must possess a free use permit to collect and cut firewood. Permits can be obtained by calling the Coconino National Forest Supervisor’s Office at 928-527-3600 or the Flagstaff Ranger District at 928-526-0866.

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Business Development Assistance Candidate –Coconino County’s next Building Businesses & Entrepreneurs (BBE) business plan development Zoom (and Classroom, assuming the pandemic doesn’t worsen)-based training will run 6-9pm, Tuesdays for 9-week beginning September 21st. If you are eligible, our Individual Development Accounts (IDA) match saving grant opportunity is also available.

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Visit www.coconino.az.gov/bbe or call now for more information for our Fall 2021 BBE training, 6-9pm, Tuesdays, September 21st through November 16th. The class fee is only $125 and includes access to the LivePlan writing template portal. We also offer a need-based 50% BBE training scholarship. The BBE training can completed remotely via Zoom or in-person classroom at the Coconino Community College Flagstaff East Campus (3000 N. Fourth St., 86004), assuming the pandemic doesn’t worsen. Sessions are recorded in case participants miss a class or need to review something. For more information on our IDA match saving grant visit www.coconino.az.gov/ida.

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