Anyone been out to cut birch firewood west of Edmonton recently. Looking for advice.
 

Just wondering if anyone has been out to a decent birch lot recently and if you wouldn't mind saying where a guy could full a trailer.

You’d have more luck asking where all the elk are...

lol!



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Some day there won't be any birch left what with everybody burning it to extinction. There's lots of other wood that burns

From what I recall on my woodcutting permit, it's supposed to be standing dead anyways. That being said I'm sure people will cut whatever they find convenient to cut. They might not realize how much more work it is to cut the live trees, the live trees are so much heavier with water that you can't fit as much in your vehicle or trailer. A person is working more that they have to if they're cutting live trees for firewood.

Then there is my coloring technique that I've posted here before, connect with a local arborist and get all manner of firewood with way less driving involved.

Dead birch is usually rotten and almost no heating value. However green birch is around 50% moisture, yes very heavy and lots of hard work. You need to dry at least one summer. Most approved wood lots have all the close trees already cut. Have fun! Some very good large birch trees usually left to blow down in middle of cut-blocks, but Forestry does not like week end warriors falling these large diameter trees, could cause serious hurt.

Oh the elk are in the meadow next to the trees on the rock outcropping... Why didn't you just ask where they were....:scared0018:

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Just need to drive around.


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The thought of hauling green birch logs makes me remember why I am fine with poplar. After Heating with poplar for many years and experimenting with different local wood IE spruce, birch, maple, willow I do not understand why poplar is such a terrible wood to burn.

Not to derail the post, but where do you purchase a woodcutting permit and how much?


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Looks like my memory was off, these FAQ's note that one can cut live or dead. I just found that having wood that was already seasoned and lighter to handle was a bonus.


https://www.agric.gov.ab.ca/app21/fo...page?cat1=Tree Cutting&cat2=Tree Cutting Permit FAQs