Although the cabins all receive excellent passive solar heat, fires are sometimes necessary, especially during the winter months. Please observe these simple directions when using the wood-burning stove:

• Use fire starter to aid in getting the fire started, especially if no paper or dry wood is available
• Make use of abundant dead wood lying around in the forest. It breaks easily and burns great.
• Open damper on the stove door to start fire
• Once fire is going, damper down for a longer lasting fire; damper open for a hotter fire
• Keep items away from the stove and off the window ledges (items may melt, especially water jugs)
• For humidity, keep water in a kettle or pot on the stove top •Remove ashes using the metal bucket.
• Wood stove ashes must not be dumped anywhere outside for at least one week after removal from the stove.
• Don’t dump ashes and coals outside
• Once the ashes are thoroughly cooled, mix them into the forest floor covering or use in the outdoor composting toilet.