CASPER, Wyo. — The Bureau of Land Management announced on Monday that Christmas tree permits are now available for purchase. The cost, according to a
U.S. Forest Service Permits on Sale for Christmas Tree Hunters
To be completely accurate, in a few locations around North America, the U.S. Forest Service sells permits for people to harvest wild trees. They do this in places to create fire breaks. But it’s a very tiny percentage of all trees used. 99% of real Christmas trees are farm grown lik...
In certain areas, cutting down national forest Christmas trees is popular, and the permits sell out, so if you know you’re going to get a wild Christmas tree from the national forest, get your permit early! Note to Vermonters – there isn’t much demand in our national forest, so you ...
Another choice for tree chopping would be a national forest, but you need to get a forest service permit and follow the rules. Whether it is with CPW or a national forest, make sure you check that tree before you bring it inside. ...
Making the cut: As soon as you get home, lop a few inches off the bottom of the tree, or have it done at the lot, then go straight home and put it in water. A fresh cut on the bottom allows the tree to drink water. Trees can drink up to a gallon of water a day, so keep...