WYOMING — Christmas tree permits are available for Bridger Teton National Forest (BTNF) through Dec. 31.
Permits can be purchased online through www.recreation.gov. Details regarding designated cutting areas, dates and height restrictions may be found at the same link.
Each permit is $15 for any tree, plus a $2.50 processing fee. Users can purchase up to five trees per account. “The permit must be printed and placed in the windshield of your vehicle as you remove your tree(s) from the Forest,” says the Forest Service.
Caribou-Targhee National Forest has been sharing tree species information on its Facebook page, noting that subalpine fir, lodgepole pine and Engelmann spruce all make great holiday trees.
For maps and more info, click the following links:
BTNF offered a few tips for cutting a Christmas tree on National Forest land:
- When selecting your tree, don’t cut isolated trees growing in the open. Choose a tree that’s within 10 feet of another green tree.
- Take the whole tree. Do not remove only the top. Cut down the entire tree.
- Use your map to ensure you are on National Forest land and don’t trespass on private property.
The maximum height of a permitted tree is 20 feet. Stumps must be cut to 8 inches or less. Tree seekers must have a valid permit in their possession at all times when cutting Christmas trees in the forest.
Cutting or removal of forest products is prohibited within campgrounds, summer home sites, administrative sites (guard stations), ski areas, Cache Creek Canyon and Trail Creek area, the Snake River Canyon, designated Wilderness or Wilderness Study Areas, elk feed grounds and within the national park.
Find winter travel maps, winter closure maps and other forest maps here.
