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San Juan National Forest Christmas tree permits now available

Cost is $8 to cut your own tree
White fir trees are abundant in San Juan National Forest, and they are a popular choice for a self-cut Christmas tree. San Juan National Forest Christmas tree permits are now on sale for $8.

San Juan National Forest Christmas tree permits are available for purchase.

U.S. Forest Service officials say $8 permits can be purchased at National Forest offices and selected retail outlets in Southwest Colorado.

A permit allows people to cut one tree up to 20 feet tall.

And in a new program, free permits, through the San Juan National Forest, are being offered to fourth-grade students with a valid Every Kid in a Park pass, or paper voucher.

The permit is good for one Christmas tree, only at San Juan National Forest offices. The participating fourth-grader must be present.

For more information, visit EveryKidinaPark.gov, or www.fs.usda.gov/sanjuan.

Also new this year is the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Christmas Tree Train. Visit Durangotrain.com/events/christmas-tree-train to find out how to ride the train to find a Christmas tree in the San Juan National Forest.

Bureau of Land Management Christmas tree permits are sold separately.

National Forest permits are now on sale at:

Bayfield: San Juan National Forest Columbine Ranger District, 367 Pearl St.

Cortez: City Market, 508 East Main St.

Dolores: San Juan National Forest Dolores Ranger District, 29211 Colorado Highway 184, and Dolores Food Market, 400 Railroad Ave.

Durango: San Juan National Forest Public Lands Center, 15 Burnett Court, and Kroeger’s Ace Hardware, No. 8 Town Plaza

Mancos: Cox Conoco, 201 E. Railroad Ave.

Pagosa Springs: San Juan National Forest Pagosa Ranger District, 180 Pagosa St.

pmarcus@durangoherald.com



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