Nov. 19, 2008

Contact: David Boyd, BLM, (970) 947-2832
  

BLM Christmas tree permits available in Glenwood starting Monday 

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. – Permits for cutting Christmas trees on Bureau of Land Management lands will be available at the Glenwood Springs Field Office beginning Monday Nov. 24.
Permits are $10 per tree and may be purchased at the Glenwood Springs Field Office, 50629 Highway 6 and 24, Monday through Friday between 7:45 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

Christmas tree cutting is permitted on most BLM-administered lands within the Glenwood Springs Field Office with the following exceptions: wilderness study areas, Deep Creek along Coffee Pot Road, Thompson Creek Natural Area, and Garfield Creek south of New Castle. A map of these areas is available with the cutting permit.

For more information about Christmas tree cutting on BLM lands, call (970) 947-2800.

Permits for cutting Christmas trees on National Forest lands will be available at Forest Service offices. For more information on National Forest permits, call (970) 945-2521. 

 
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