The Alliance for Green Heat staff visited three firewood banks in Montana last week: Firewood Bank of the Ruby Valley, Beaverhead Community Wood Bank Ministry, and Swan Valley Connections' firewood bank.

Forest Service Wood Innovations Grantee Spotlight - Firewood Banks

The video highlights the work of the Forest Service and its grant opportunities, focusing on firewood banks. It discusses the funding provided for firewood banks through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the administration of the program by the US Forest Service in partnership with the Alliance for Green Heat.

Firewood Bank Grant Information

2024-2025 "Start-up" and "New Applicant" Grants

Are you thinking of starting a firewood bank and plan to deliver 5 or more cords of wood? Are you an existing firewood bank that has never received funding from AGH? APPLY NOW.

2024-2025 Grantees

Six firewood banks have received over $74,000 so far in the grant funding cycle. Several other banks are in the process of finalizing application requirements. Read the current grantees' bios here.

Breakdown of BIA Firewood Bank Funds

Have you ever wondered how the $8 million for firewood banks in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act has been distributed since 2021? This tool allows you to look a bit closer at the funding breakdown.

EPA Burn Wise Education Materials

Wood Smoke Activity Books

Many firewood banks deliver to homes where children are a part of the family structure. The EPA Burn Wise "Wood Smoke Activity Book" is a cute story about best burning practices, where kids can color the pictures and complete little activities. You can order these for free to hand out at your firewood bank here!

The Wood Shed

Introducing Hannah Stinson, AGH Energy Equity Program Manager

The Alliance for Green Heat recently hired Hannah Stinson as an Energy Equity Program Manager, looking to connect firewood banks and their recipients to more sources. Read more about her background and connection to wood heat!

Firewood Banks in the News

Firewood bank news is slower this time of year. Here’s an article from February 2021 that we think is a great write-up on firewood banks from The New York Times.

When There’s No Heat: ‘You Need Wood, You Get Wood’

“Some experts see wood banks as a way to assist people hurt by the impacts of climate change and to help contend with a growing supply of wood — from trees killed by extreme weather and from trees killed by pests, both invasive species and native populations no longer constrained by the long deep freezes of another era."

Job/Internship/Research Board

National Forest Foundation - Wood for Life Coordinator

Full-time position (WFH Flexible, Flagstaff, AZ) that will manage projects and support partnerships to implement the Wood for Life tribal fuelwood initiative and other key forest health projects throughout the Southwest. Wood for Life is a partnership that connects biomass and small diameter timber from restoration projects with communities that rely on firewood for home heating and other uses.

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