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Rensselaer County
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Learn about buying, storing and safely burning firewood.

Tower for drilling horizontally into the Marcellus Shale Formation for natural gas, from Pennsylvania Route 118 in eastern Moreland Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Visit our extensive library of materials on shale gas drilling.

Energy

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Heating with Wood

When comparing heating fuels, wood has a lot of advantages. Learn about choosing, storing and safely burning firewood on our "Heating with Wood" pages.

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"Firewood Stacked Up to Dry Showing Annual Rings"

Buying Firewood

It's a good idea to buy your wood at least one whole season ahead. Get tips on what to look for, how firewood is sold, and more useful information here.

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Reopening Safety Plan

Cornell Cooperative Extention of Rensselaer's required Reopening Safety Plan outlines how our workplace will prevent the spread of COVID-19 as we reopen our facility.

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Agroforestry

Learn how to better utilize the natural resources in your local forests and community with our agroforestry page

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Last updated July 17, 2020

Energy

Don't Move Firewood!

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Firewood Transport Rules were revised August 2012 to improve regulatory compliance and enforcement. The existence of this regulation helps prevent firewood infested with invasive insects such as emerald ash borer and Asian longhorned beetle from being transported throughout the state, destroying trees from one place to another.

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