The Colorado Forest Products Holiday Tree promotion is designed to help consumers find native Colorado Christmas trees from forest restoration/wildfire mitigation projects. The purchase of trees from these ecosystem management projects will ultimately help offset the cost of such restoration. We also hope to encourage civic and educational groups to participate in future retail sales and to help coordinate the wholesale purchase of such trees with contractors working in management areas. Merry Christmas and happy holidays Colorado.

Federal forest permit areas
For most areas: Core Cutting Dates: December 5-13, 2009
Permits: $10 each. One tree per permit. Limit 5 permits per person. All sales are final.
Area Entry Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m . For safety, no entry allowed before or after these hours.

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South Platte Ranger District
Buffalo Creek
(Mail-in forms available at above link..)

The South Platte Ranger District, 19316 Goddard Ranch Court
in Morrison, is offering 7,000 tree permits for sale this year at $10 each, CASH or CHECK ONLY. Sales for 2009 Holiday Season will begin on Monday, Nov. 2 at 8 a.m. and continue until all permits are sold.
The office is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4::30 p.m. The office will be closed on Nov. 11 for Veterans Day and Nov. 26, in observance of Thanksgiving. At time of purchase you will need to specify the date you will cut your tree. Each permit sold will have a specific date. There is a limited amount of permits for each date.

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NATIONAL FORESTS

Sulpher Ranger District:

Happy Holidays! You can obtain a permit that will allow you to cut Christmas trees almost anywhere on the district. Please note the rules & regulations issued with your permit and that there is no tree cutting allowed in the Fraser Experimental Forest. Permits may be purchased from Nov. 1, 2009 through Jan. 6, 2010 at the locations listed below:

Sulpher Ranger District, 9 Ten Mile Drive in Granby, CO
Hours: Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Closed Holidays
OR Winter Park Chamber of Commerce
78841 U.S. Highway 40 in Winter Park, Colorado
Hours: Seven days a week, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Permits are $10 per tree with a maximum of five trees per person. The district accepts mail-in requests with an enclosed check stating how many trees you would like and the license plate number of the vehicle you will be using to transport your Christmas tree. Make checks payable to:
USDA Forest Service
and mail your request to: PO Box 10; Granby, CO 80446-0010.

Tree permits can also be purchased on site at the Elk Creek Cutting Area, southwest of Fraser on Dec. 5 through 13 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. To cut a tree in this area you must enter by 2:30 to ensure you leave the area by 5:00 p.m. A Four-wheel drive vehicle or tire chains are required for admittance into the area.

Canyon Lakes Ranger District
Red Feather Lakes

Cutting Dates: Saturday, December 5th through Sunday, December 13, 2009 Permit Sales

Permits will be sold beginning Nov. 30, 2009. The area will be open Dec. 5 through 13. If you plan to cut on the weekend, permits may be obtained at the cutting area on Saturday or Sunday. For weekday cutting, permits must be obtained in advance from our offices in Fort Collins at 2150 Centre Avenue, Building E.; Boulder at 2140 Yarmouth Avenue; or Greeley at 660 "O” Street. The price is $10 per tree, with a limit of five trees per person. Cash only.

The entrance is open from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Plan to be out of the area by 4 p.m. Chains or four-wheel drive are required.

South Park Ranger District:

Much of the district is open to Christmas tree cutting. $10.00/tree. Limit 5 per person. Individual use only. Not for resale. All sales final. Must be purchased before entering cutting area. District office in Fairplay open for over-the-counter sales from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday, Nov. 24 through Dec. 23.
Mail-in requests also accepted. Mark envelope “Holiday Trees” and send check to:

Holiday Trees
US Forest Service
P.O. Box 219
Fairplay, CO 80440
Mail-in requests will be mailed out the week before Thanksgiving.