Then get your gear packed and set course for a national forest in California, where you have the chance to pick and chop down your very own tree until December's end or whenever permits run out ...

Adventurous Michiganders can cut their own Christmas and holiday trees on designated national forest lands by purchasing a $5 permit. It's a deal offered through the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...

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Arpie Beaman tags the family tree in the White Mountain National Forest in Waterville Valley, N.H., in 2014. (Jim Cole/AP) A Christmas tree’s journey to the living room can take many forms.

The Stanislaus National Forest, a few hours from San Francisco, is allowing up to 5,000 people to cut down their own tree this holiday season for free. And it's for a good cause.

Why you should cut your own tree from a national forest (besides the fact that it's really cheap) Cutting down and carrying out your own holiday tree helps contribute to good overall forest health ...

Poudre Wilderness Volunteers will be at Arrowhead Lodge and Mount Margaret Trailhead sharing maps and information about tree cutting 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Nov 24-25 and Dec 2, 3, 9 and 10.

Christmas tree permits for the 2024 season will be available for purchase online at Recreation.gov.They are $5 per permit, with an additional $2.50 reservation fee.

Joshua Tree National Park is often described as an out-of-this-world experience or healing for one’s soul, says Donovan Smith, the park’s public information officer. “With blue sunny skies ...