about us

Clear Creek Wood Bank was created to provide a supplemental heat source to those who heat their homes with wood and are unable to afford or physically perform the act of making firewood. We coordinate with foresters, a local timber business, and private forest landowners to collect, cut, and give firewood that has been sustainably harvested from the Bighorn Mountains. We provide a limited amount of firewood once a week, November through March.

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VISION:

Ensure no one ever has to choose between eating and heating.

MISSION:

We provide a local, sustainable source of heat to those in need.

We are specifically targeting elderly, disabled, or those underserved who are not able to safely access and cut firewood as a heat source for their home.

What we accomplished
during the 2024-2025 winter:

In the third year of operation, Clear Creek Wood Bank gave 128 cords of cut and split firewood to 892 families from Buffalo, Banner, Kaycee, Sheridan, Story, Clearmont, and Arvada.
On our busiest week, we served 60 families! On average, we provided 42 families a week with firewood.
From the families we served, 74% were retired, 36% had a family member with a disability, 27% had at least one veteran in the family, 12% were unemployed, and 21% had at least one member of the family working part-time or full- time.
72 volunteers provided 1,310 volunteer hours over the year, a value of $43,872 and double from last year!
Special thank you to the Buffalo Christian Academy for bringing their students to help during our operational hours! An excellent partnership continued this winter.