Does your family celebrate Christmas in Vermont with a decked-out, real, live tree? Did you know that you can head into the Green Mountain National Forest to cut down your own wild Christmas tree for ...

Want to cut your own Christmas tree this year? The Gila National Forest is now offering permits online — just in time for the holiday season. Permits cost $0 to $5, depending on the tree species. Tree ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Mendocino National Forest is now selling Christmas tree permits online, giving families and friends the opportunity to start, ...

December 5, 2025 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Normally, it's illegal to chop down a tree in a national forest. This month, however, the U.S. Department of ...

Do they celebrate Christmas in Davy Jones’s locker? A silly question, perhaps, but it’s one that popped into my mind after learning of the annual post-yuletide tradition at Ohio’s Wayne National ...

Maurice and Jamie Huhyn harvested their first Christmas tree in the Plumas National Forest in northern California more than 20 years ago. They were only dating then. A few years, and a few Christmas ...

There’s nothing wrong with getting your annual holiday evergreen from a Christmas tree farm or retailer (or going the artificial route). But if you’re up for an especially festive adventure, chopping ...

The U.S. Forest Service is encouraging Americans to cut down their Christmas trees at a nearby federally protected forest, and in a majority of participating locations, all it will cost is a mere $5 ...