A fire burning in a fireplace in a house with some wood stacked on the left and fireplace tools on the right - Image Source/Getty Images For folks who use firewood to heat their homes, finding ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Large stack of firewood with plastic wrap on top. When my family moved into our second home 8 years ago, we were delighted to see ...