Keeping some firewood as a backup in case of emergency is essential, but how much extra do you need in order to be safe? Here ...

Keep your wood off the ground, neatly stacked and ready for your next gathering around the fire pit or fireplace with the ...

Stacking firewood is pleasant work. It’s quiet and even contemplative. The hard and sometimes dangerous work of felling trees and bucking them with a chainsaw is done. The laborious splitting by hand ...

Crackling fires have long been a gathering place where idyllic chestnuts are roasted, stories shared and souls warmed, whether around a hearth or at a campsite. Some folks cut their own wood and let ...

High energy costs and the need for alternative sources of fuel can increase the market for firewood. Wood buyers like burning seasoned wood because it burns hotter, steadier and longer with less smoke ...

It’s nice to picture yourself chopping firewood like a lumberjack–deftly swinging an axe through log rounds to cut perfectly sized pieces. That said, it's simply not how it happens. For most of us, ...

I recently had a request from an individual about what they need to sell firewood legally, and with all the wood stove users and campers out there, I thought this question may have a broader appeal.

Rural America knows the truth long before the rest of the country feels it. Nothing collapses all at once. It just stops working in small places first while everyone else calls it local hardship. That ...

Well-seasoned oak is one of the best hardwoods for fires, says Steve Bowers, a forester with Oregon State University Extension Service. (Richard J. Payette) Conscientious Oregonians have been storing ...