Jun 29, 2026 · 6 min · 7 segments
Many peoples 4th of July plans including camping and campfires. What you need to know to prevent the spread of invasive species and diseases.
Dan KillenGuest
Katie ThorsonHost
So when people are, you know, wanting to have those campfires, maybe they're out camping, what are kind of some best practices when it comes to buying firewood from places?
But if you want to purchase it from somewhere else that's not at the campground, you want to make sure that you're buying local wood.
We want to make sure that the wood that you purchase for burning is going to be burned within 10 miles of where it was harvested.
That's the big main reason why we don't want to have untreated wood come from outside the area.
You just want to make sure that the wood is coming locally, that you're not spreading invasive insects or diseases.
So when people are, you know, wanting to have those campfires, maybe they're out camping, what are kind of some best practices when it comes to buying firewood from places?
But if you want to purchase it from somewhere else that's not at the campground, you want to make sure that you're buying local wood.
We want to make sure that the wood that you purchase for burning is going to be burned within 10 miles of where it was harvested.
That's the big main reason why we don't want to have untreated wood come from outside the area.
You just want to make sure that the wood is coming locally, that you're not spreading invasive insects or diseases.
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