Resources and Networks

There is no need to reinvent the wheel! Learn from partner organizations and networks of other wood bank operators about their techniques, ideas, and successes.

• Wood Bank Mentors
  Write to Jessica Leahy at Jessica.leahy@maine.edu for a list of wood bank leaders and volunteers around the country willing to share their knowledge and experience.
• University of Maine National Wood Bank Project series
  Articles published by the National Wood Bank Project, including the “Community Guide to Starting and Running a Wood Bank”
• Firewood Assistance Map
  All the wood banks identified around the world mapped with addresses and contact information. Check out the wood banks near you.
• Facebook Groups
  • National Wood Bank Project: “Firewood Banks”
  • “Firewood Banks, Firewood Ministries, Firewood Charities and Nonprofits”
• Alliance for Green Heat Financial Assistance Grant (2022-27)
  Find information about the wood bank financial assistance grant and past grantees as well as a wood banks newsletter and resource list.
• Burn Wise Program from the US Environmental Protection Agency
  Free materials on storing and burning firewood to improve air quality and efficiency – for wood bank leaders, users, and anyone heating with wood.
• National Forest Foundation: Wood for Life
  A collaboration between the USDA Forest Service, the National Forest Foundation, and tribal communities to provide tribal members with wood from national forest restoration projects, currently in Northern Arizona but seeking to expand. Any potential partners wishing to get involved can contact woodforlife@nationalforests.org.
• Don’t Move Firewood
  A guide to firewood rules and regulations to prevent the movement of invasive insects that hitch a ride on firewood, encouraging local wood sourcing.