Once while living in Alaska, a group of men from our church went out to collect firewood for our wood-burning stoves. Now, a wood-burning stove was important where we lived because the power lines went over the high mountains from a dam on the other side and then into town. When windy storms hit us, the power would go out. That meant no heat and stove for cooking. The wood-burning stove could and often did provide a means for heat and cooking. So, having a good supply of wood on hand was important.