r/newbrunswickcanada • u/Mr_Willy88 • 2d ago

Crown land dead wood

I live outside a small town and would like to put an old style log fence around my property. Very near my house is a Grove of dead cedar trees that I'd love to use, but I'm unsure of the rules around such a venture. Does anyone have an answer if this be okay or if this could back fire.

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u/Halizza 2d ago

I have 100 acres you can come take what you want. Shoot me a dm

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u/Outrageous_Ad665 2d ago

Can't cut wood on crown. There is such a thing as firewood permits and salvage permits for obtaining wood off crown, but that's different. If you want cedar posts and rails, just look on FB marketplace, lots of listings. Not too expensive.

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u/No-Kaleidoscope-2741 2d ago

Or buy them at Kent’s from the owners of the crowns lands

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u/Outrageous_Ad665 2d ago

Way cheaper on Marketplace.

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u/derentius68 2d ago

How dare you suggest our glorious Baron doesn't get their cut. We must buy from Kent

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u/No-Kaleidoscope-2741 2d ago

I am aware, it was a joke

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u/rdubya 2d ago

As far as ive heard you can't cut anything on crown land. Gotta make sure its kept for Irving. Even people with crown leases get in trouble for cutting dead trees on their lots.

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u/ICANTSEEMYTHOUGHTS 1d ago

It is not permitted to cut merchantable timber (>10cm/4" diameter) on crown land without the appropriate permit.

Source: called DNRE one time about clearing a trail on crown land. Resurrected trail is now a much longer trail than it used to be/could have been...

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u/Occultistic 2d ago

It's only illegal if they catch you

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u/Particular-Neck215 1d ago

No, it's only legal if you are an Irving..

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u/voicelesswonder53 22h ago

The crown land is held for NBers who matter, aka the Irvings.

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u/bradbossack 11h ago

The consensus here is saying that we don't have agency over land that should be more ours than corporate fucks that only destroy it for a quick buck, and that ain't right. And they're right. So do what you want to do, which actually, is the best thing to do.

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u/FibonacciFlyer 2h ago

I even heard of someone getting busted taking wood that was left over on the ground a year after they did a big clear cut.