[quote=Steve C]What are we supposed to do? [/quote]
1) Don't rob carbon otherwise destined for the soil from places that don't have carbon to spare. Park regulations attempt to provide guidance here.
2) Don't bring in fuel (or anything else) to burn that contains anything but hydrogen, carbon and oxygen.
For example from:
http://www.sequoia.national-park.com/camping.htm
"Campfires
Wood fires are permitted in Kings Canyon National Park below 10,000 ft / 3050 m except in Granite Basin and Redwood Canyon. Fires are permitted at lower State Lake - 10,250 ft / 3124 m.
Fires are permitted in the Kaweah Drainage of Sequoia National Park below 9000 ft / 2743 m except in Hamilton Lakes and Mineral King Valley above Mineral King Ranger Station.
Fires are permitted in the Kern Drainage of Sequoia National Park below 11,200 ft 3414 m with some exceptions."
And from:
http://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/wildregs.htm
"Wood fires are allowed in existing fire rings only, and prohibited above 9,600 feet in elevation. Fire are also not allowed at Lower Cathedral Lake and within 1/4 mile of the shorline of Kibbie Lake. Use dead and down wood only."
and
"Can I use a Sierra stove above 9,600 feet?
No, you may not use a Sierra stove (stick stove) above 9,600 feet in elevation. The small twigs used to fuel Sierra stoves are just as valuable a part of the ecosystem as is the larger wood used in traditional campfires. Regrowth at higher elevations is extremely slow and the soil is low in nutrients. Removing this wood from the system further slows growth."
Dale B. Dalrymple
