West Virginia

West Virginia (WV) has the following federal and state regulations on the movement of firewood to protect the state’s natural and agriculture resources from invasive tree pests:

  • A federal quarantine on European spongy moth restricts the legal transportation of firewood from central or northeastern WV into southwestern WV. It is also against federal regulations to transport firewood into southwestern WV from other states’ spongy moth quarantine zones.
  • State regulation legally restricts the transport firewood into WV from any state with a known infestation of thousand cankers disease of walnut.

Because many nearby states have infestations of harmful pests like the Asian longhorned beetle and spotted lanternfly, out-of-state firewood should not be brought into West Virginia. Also, several nearby states have laws affecting the entry of out-of-state firewood, so firewood should not be taken out of West Virginia.

Authorities in WV recommend the following:

  • Use only local firewood
  • Buy firewood at your campground or collect dead and down firewood when permitted
  • Do take firewood home with you after camping

Campgrounds often have additional restrictions on the use or movement of firewood and often have firewood available on-site. Find out the rules in your area and destination before traveling with firewood. When in doubt, buy it where you burn it.

This summary is accurate to the best of DMF staff abilities as of  7 June 2022.

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