Firewood Advisory

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources requests that visitors to the state park system not bring firewood with them from Pennsylvania, Maryland, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois or Quebec, Canada. This restriction has been put in place to avoid infestation by damaging non-native pests, such as the emerald ash borer.

Firewood is readily available at most campgrounds and visitors are encouraged to purchase it on arrival. If firewood is brought in from another state, it should all be burned and not left behind on departure.

Resources

Missouri Department of Conservation, Firewood Pests
United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Emerald Ash Borer background
Emerald Ash Borer Hot Issues
United States Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library, Emerald Ash Borer species profile

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