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Firewood cutting

At Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge
A stack of firewood

Firewood Cutting at Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge

Permit required

Firewood cutting of dead and downed wood is an approved use on Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge by special use permit only. Limited firewood cutting opportunities may exist to reduce the amount of fuel on the refuge and reduce the likelihood and potential intensity of wildfires. For more information or to apply for a permit, contact sherburne@fws.gov.

Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge Activities

Image of the Prairie's Edge Wildlife Drive wooden sign. This colorful wooden sign has a scene of two sandhill cranes flying in a blue sky over a green landscape, with a tree on the left, wetland in the middle and wildflowers on the right.
Prairie's Edge Wildlife Drive
Several people leisurely walking on a natural path surrounded by light vegetation and several tall trees overhead
Hiking
Duck stands at waters edge in forested wetland.
Wildlife watching
Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge
17076 293rd Avenue NW
Zimmerman, MN 55398
Get directions
763-389-3323
sherburne@fws.gov