Kemmerer and Pinedale Field Offices
| Contacts: | Shelley Gregory | |||
| 307-315-0612 |
Christmas Tree Permit Price Increases
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Kemmerer (KFO) and Pinedale (PFO) field offices have increased the price of Christmas tree permits by $5 to coincide with a U.S. Forest Service Bridger-Teton National Forest increase. This is the first price increase in 12 years.
Evergreen trees up to 12 feet in height will now be $10, trees 12 to 25 feet in height will be $15 and trees over 25 feet will be $25.
Permits are available for purchase starting Oct. 1 annually. A maximum of five Christmas tree permits can be sold to one individual.
Additionally, prices for firewood permits will decrease from $5 per cord to $4 per cord effective Jan. 1. There will be a five cord minimum and a ten cord maximum per individual permit.
Permits are available at the KFO, 312 Hwy. 189 N., Kemmerer, Wyo. and the PFO, 1625 W. Pine St., Pinedale, Wyo. between the hours of 7:45 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Cutting or removal of forest products is prohibited in campgrounds, summer home sites, administrative sites (guard stations), ski areas, Cache Creek Canyon near Jackson, the Snake River Canyon, designated Wilderness or Wilderness Study Areas and elk feed grounds.
For more information, please contact the KFO at 307-828-4500 or the PFO at 307-367-5300.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, recreational and other activities on BLM-managed land contributed more than $130 billion to the U.S. economy and supported more than 600,000 American jobs. The Bureau is also one of a handful of agencies that collects more revenue than it spends. In FY 2012, nearly $5.7 billion will be generated on lands managed by the BLM, which operates on a $1.1 billion budget. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.
Kemmerer and Pinedale Field Offices 312 Highway 189 North, Kemmerer WY 83101 1625 West Pine Street, Pinedale WY 82941