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 have ...

The USDA Forest Service sells Christmas Tree permits through Recreation.gov. Prices range from $5 to $20, depending on the location of the forest. To buy your permit in advance and find your local ...

Does your family celebrate Christmas with a decked-out, real, live Christmas tree? Did you know that you can head into your local national forest to cut down your own wild Christmas tree for just $5?

The US Forest Service hopes families will want to end 2020 with a live tree, preferably one cut from a national forest. Cutting down a Christmas tree is a tradition for many, and a healthy tradition ...

A canopy of coniferous trees near Utah Ridge Pond in Wayne National Forest is seen from below. The Trump administration wants to increase timber harvesting in the more than 100 million acres of ...

Christmas tree farms and tree lots aren’t the only places you can get a real Christmas tree this season if you live in northeastern Wisconsin. Many county forests allow you to cut down a tree for ...

A project to restore natural woodlands by removing dense white pine plantations in the Manuel F. Correllus State Forest on Martha's Vineyard is stirring debate among residents, environmentalists, and ...

Shopping for a Christmas tree? Eleven national forests across California are issuing permits to people hoping to decorate their homes with evergreens this holiday season. The U.S. Forest Service ...

Peter Stark’s North Slope Sustainable Wood company is one of the success stories of the new green movement in woodworking. A noted author and fervent environmentalist, Stark says he became an ...