Cut and load your own wood

YOUNGSTOWN — Mill Creek MetroParks' wood storage lot on West Golf Drive, just south of Stitt Pavilion, will be open Oct. 20 and Oct. 21 for people who want to cut and load firewood. There is no fee for the firewood, but individuals must bring a chain saw and cut and load their own wood.

The lot will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. No firewood may be removed from Mahoning County because of a quarantine for Emerald Ash borer. Illegal moving of firewood is punishable with a fine of up to $4,000. Only 15 vehicles will be permitted in the storage lot at a time.

Trucks larger than pickup size and trailers attached to trucks aren’t allowed, but cars with trailers under 8 feet are permitted.