Create a new family Christmas tradition this holiday. Take a hike into the woods and cut your dream tree for the price of a permit: $10. Species for cutting in national forests around Shasta ...

For many families, venturing into the forest to cut a Christmas tree for the holidays is a treasured tradition carried on for generations. It's also a lot cheaper than buying one from a tree lot.

It all started last holiday season when Hayden Hardesty and her boyfriend decided to cut down their first Christmas tree together in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest for a fun date night.

When it comes to finding the perfect Christmas tree, William Lyon has it down to a science. Every year, Lyon downloads official maps of U.S. Forest Service roads — Apple and Google maps never ...

During your tree hunt. Here are some things to remember for a successful Christmas tree hunt. Remember the rules: Each ...

Hamakua Christmas Tree Forest has hundreds of trees ready for customers to choose from. As the owner of Hamakua Christmas Tree Forest on Hawaii Island, Richard Bradwell takes pride in selling the ...

Make a once-in-a-lifetime memory or start a tradition: March your family into the woods and cut down your very own Christmas tree. Michigan’s three national forests will all soon be open for ...

Christmas trees are available for the Bitterroot National Forest. Permits are $5 per tree, with a $2.50 transaction fee for online purchases and are limited to three per household. Fourth graders ...

The Lassen National Forest now has Christmas tree cutting permits on sale at a number of locations. “It’s that time of year again. Experience cool mountain air, the forest floor crunching ...

Paula Bronstein / AP For those interested in a unique, outdoor family outing, permits are available to harvest Christmas trees from Oregon’s national forests. Permits are $5 each and there’s a ...

Permits to cut Christmas trees in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests go on sale Friday, Nov. 8, at recreation.gov and partner locations in Grand County, forest officials said in a news ...

(File image courtesyBureau of Land Management) TOPICS: OKANOGAN-WENATCHEE NATIONAL FOREST — It’s almost that time of year and for those yearning to cut their Christmas tree from the national ...