Once again, the Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry will provide free firewood to residents of the St. Louis area.
Logs will be delivered to the following locations beginning Tuesday, October 19th and may be picked up on a first come, first served basis:
Forest Park – Lower Opera Parking Lot
O’Fallon Park-adjacent to the Park Maintenance Building
Carondelet Park-east of Grand Avenue
These logs are the product of tree removals being performed on City streets and in City parks by the Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry Throughout the City. Trucks and trailers are not permitted within City parks; therefore, it will be necessary for all persons to use private automobiles when picking up firewood.
Logs will be delivered to these locations periodically each day; however, there is no time schedule. Deliveries are made when a truck has a full load to be brought to the park.
The Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry has provided free firewood to the public for the past three years, and the program has been well received by the area residents. It was originally initiated to help combat the energy crisis.
Originally published in The Paper, November 1976.
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Original source: SD_Times1976_11.pdf, printed page(s) 7; PDF page(s) 7.
