Firewood permits from the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit go on sale May 30 in South Lake Tahoe, and on May 31 at the Incline Village office. 

Permits cost $20 per cord, with a two-cord minimum and a limit of 10 cords per household. 

Permits have specific conditions. Complete information is provided when the permit is issued. Maps to designated cutting areas are provided and must be in the permit holder’s possession along with the valid permit. 

The permit is for collection of “down-dead” wood in designated areas within the Lake Tahoe Basin. “Down-dead” means the tree is down on the ground and dead, rather than dead and standing. Cutting any standing tree, whether dead or green, is not allowed.

Permit sales will end in early to mid-November.