Permit sales and cutting both begin today and end Feb. 26, 2021.
(Brookville, Ind.) - The public is invited to cut up and remove certain downed trees at Brookville Lake and Whitewater Memorial State Park.
Trees eligible for firewood have fallen as a result of natural causes or have been dropped by property staff. They are along roadsides or in public areas such as campsites and picnic areas.
Permit sales and cutting both begin today and end Feb. 26, 2021.
The cost of one pickup-truck load is $10. All proceeds will be used for resource management and restoration efforts, including replacement of trees in campgrounds and other public areas.
A firewood permit must be obtained at the Mounds State Recreation Area or Whitewater Memorial offices. The Mounds SRA office is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, and the Whitewater Memorial office is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily except Sunday and Wednesday.
Permits are not available on observed state holidays or during the 2020 deer management hunts.
Wood may be cut and removed 9 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. daily. For more information, call 765-458-5565.
Firewood cut at Brookville or Whitewater Memorial is for personal use only and cannot be sold.
Mounds SRA (on.IN.gov/brookvillelake) is at 14108 S.R. 101, Brookville, 47012.
Whitewater Memorial State Park (on.IN.gov/whitewatermemorialsp) is at 1418 S. S.R. 101, Liberty, 47353.
To view all DNR news releases, please see dnr.IN.gov.
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