As such, there are no permit requirements to remove trees.

Steps to get a Firewood and Other Forest Product Permit: 1. Fill out the PDF form found in the link below. Forest Products Removal Request. 2. Save the form to your digital files. 3. Send the completed form to [email protected] 4. Wait for Forest Service staff to call for payment. 5. Annually, the U.S. Forest Service welcomes visitors to select and cut a Christmas tree on the Green Mountain National Forest with the purchase of a permit.

For many families, cutting down a Christmas tree from their backyard National Forest is a wonderful holiday tradition. This permit is used to collect fees and to authorize forest product removal that is expected to have limited resource impacts.

While the city recently made an addendum to their municipal code to protect the wet lands and other landscapes, there are no special provisions for the protection of specific tree species or permits required before private property tree removal.

The permit is a license to a person to allow removal of forest products when such removal would be illegal without a permit. This permit is not appropriate for: Product value over ; Time period of over 1 year. Forest Products Permits A variety of forest products are available to the public with the proper permit, including Christmas trees, firewood, and transplants.

Forest Products. No live trees may be cut unless designated in writing by the District Ranger on the permit.

Firewood cutting is permitted along any road that is open for motor vehicle use identified on the Motorized Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) with the exception of those roads that traverse an otherwise prohibited area, such as Research Natural Areas or Developed Recreation Sites.