The Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests are selling permits to cut Christmas trees from local national forest lands.
Beginning today, November 14, the public can purchase Christmas tree permits at Forest Service offices, online, and from local vendors around Central Oregon for use on the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests.
Christmas tree permits for the 2024 season will be available for purchase online at Recreation.gov. They are $5.00 per permit with an additional $2.50 reservation fee. Christmas tree permits purchased online must be printed to be valid. Traditional, in-person Christmas tree permits will be available at Forest Service offices and several participating local vendors (https://bit.ly/3fsheXA). Individual Christmas tree permits are $5 each and households can purchase a maximum of five permits.
Fourth graders are eligible for a free Christmas tree permit as a part of the Every Kid Outdoors initiative, which is a national program to encourage children to visit national parks, forests, and public lands. To be eligible for the free tree permit, the student must have an Every Kid Outdoors pass. Information about getting the Every Kid Outdoors pass can be found at https://everykidoutdoors.gov/index.htm.
Students using the Every Kid Outdoors voucher can obtain their free Christmas tree permit by visiting a Forest Service office or on Recreation.gov. The student should check the box indicating they have a pass and enter the pass or voucher number (a $2.50 reservation fee will be applied). To learn more please visit: https://bit.ly/3DtF2Cx.
For more information regarding Christmas tree permits, please visit the Deschutes National Forest website (https://bit.ly/3zDt87Q) or the Ochoco National Forest website (https://bit.ly/3ft6PuG).
This story is based on submitted information and has not been verified by our news team.
This article appears in Source Weekly November 14, 2024.
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