As any aspiring lumberjack knows, most of the time it's illegal to wander into a national forest to chop down a tree. This month, however, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is all for it—provided you ...

For many Northern California families, harvesting your own Christmas tree is a holiday tradition — and in the next couple weeks, permits to do so are opening up in forests throughout the state. Among ...

Northern Arizona's Kaibab National Forest has announced the online-only selling of Christmas tree permits ahead of the tree-cutting season in its three ranger ...

COLORADO, USA — Hiking through the forest in search of the perfect Christmas tree is a memorable way spend some time during the holidays in Colorado. Whether it has been a family tradition for ...

A new holiday tradition you can begin this year: a day of fun cutting your own Christmas tree on national forest land — with proper preparations, of course. On Veterans Day, Alex Weinberg drove his ...

Leaves are falling and Thanksgiving is less than three weeks away, which means the season for cutting your own Christmas tree on public lands is fast approaching. If that’s a family tradition for you, ...

For only $5, families across Washington can cut down their own Christmas tree this year in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. Each family is allowed two Christmas tree permits through Dec. 31.

Golden Gate Canyon State Park is offering up a limited number of permits for those eager to cut down their own Christmas tree ...