BLM Christmas tree permits available

Organization

Bureau of Land Management

BLM Office:

New Mexico State Office

Media Contact:

Mark Coca
SANTA FE, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management offices in Albuquerque, Socorro, Taos, Farmington and Santa Fe are now selling Christmas tree permits.  The permits will be sold until December 23 and cost $5.  For a list of BLM office locations and contact information, please visit https://www.blm.gov/contact/new-mexico
 
Maps can be obtained when purchasing the permit at your local BLM office, and will show tree hunters where lands open to tree cutting are located.  Tree permits are for sale on many parcels of public lands in the State.  When transporting a tree taken from BLM public land, the permit must be attached to the tree.  
 
For more information about Christmas tree permits, please contact acting BLM Forester Mark Coca at 505-954-2190, or your local BLM office.  

The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.