A memorable experience, cutting a holiday tree is a special tradition to share with family and friends while helping to maintain a healthy forest.
For many families, venturing into the forest to cut a Christmas tree for the holidays is a treasured tradition carried on for generations, while others may just be discovering the thrill of searching for the perfect holiday centerpiece.
For every tree that is found, cut and carried home as a holiday fixture, you’re also contributing to the overall forest health. Christmas tree permits are a unique opportunity for citizens to help thin densely populated stands of small-diameter trees – the perfect size for a Christmas tree.
People who are interested in cutting down their own Christmas trees in the wild this year in Colorado can do so by purchasing a permit at recreation.gov/tree-permits. The website allows you to view maps of cutting areas and learn more about the types of trees that can be cut.
The website also offers safety tips.
The tree cutting process contributes to the overall forest health by helping to "thin densely populated stands of small-diameter trees."
Read more at CBSNews.com and Recreation.gov
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