Firewood available for harvest in Lemon Creek – permit required

Coeur Mining has donated logs from a recent site clearing project at their Kensington mine to the City and Borough of Juneau to distribute to residents for firewood.

Starting Thursday, November 8, CBJ will allow permitted residents to harvest up to 8 cords of wood each, with a maximum of 2 cords per person per day. Permits are free and can be found on the CBJ website at bit.ly/4hFFuAU

Please note that the logs are uncut and are still green and cannot be used in home heating this winter. All firewood must be seasoned before use in home heating. Visit the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation’s Burnwise page at dec.alaska.gov/air/burnwise for more information on seasoning your firewood.

The wood is available on a first-come, first-served basis, and you must have an approved permit to harvest. Permits will remain open until all logs are collected. Harvesters can only work at the site during daylight hours. Please refer to the permit for more information.

Logs are located off Anka Street in an open lot behind Costco and O’Reilly Auto Parts (please see the map above). This is an active haul road, so please be mindful of heavy traffic when entering and exiting the site.

Thank you to Coeur Mining for providing these logs at no cost to Juneau residents.