The Alliance for Green Heat staff visited three firewood banks in North Carolina this month: Hinton Rural Life Center, Project F.I.R.E - Jackson County Department on Aging, and Project F.I.R.E. - Cullowhee United Methodist Church. Read about the experience here.

Panel Discussion: Learning from Experience

Join the National Wood Bank Project, Clarisse Hart of the Harvard Forest, and three wood bank leaders from around the country on May 22 at 1pm Eastern for an online discussion of their experience starting a wood bank and keeping it going. Please register here.

Indigenous Biomass Use for Forest and Community Well Being: A Case Study of Wood For Life

Wood For Life is an essential partner to many firewood banks in the Southwest. They build relationships, coordinate, and facilitate information exchange across partners to supply, transport, process, and distribute firewood to tribal communities.

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.

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

Profile in Compassion: Maeve Wilber

This month we feature Maeve Wilber, Farm Manager at Greenagers in South Egremont, MA.

Firewood Banks + Air Quality

AGH staff presented on how firewood banks can assist in decreasing air quality concerns by delivering dry wood at the National Tribal Forum on Air Quality in Cherokee, NC.

Firewood Banks in the News

The Grapevine and Avenue A celebrate volunteers

“Volunteers present included Grapevine board members, wood bank and free tax-prep volunteers and volunteers who lead youth programs, including art, writing, mountain-biking, pickup basketball, hiking and woodworking.”

Don't Move Firewood Webinar

May 21, 2024 11:00 AM (Central)

Learn about the education and outreach efforts of the Don’t Move Firewood campaign including an overview of what the campaign does, why it’s important, how you can access our many resources, and what we’ve got to offer both the everyday firewood user as well as professionals in the field of forest health.

Do you have firewood bank stories to tell or resources to share? Email us!