{"id":1381336,"date":"2018-12-07T12:48:01","date_gmt":"2018-12-07T19:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kkch\/local-news\/tips-tricks-and-rules-for-finding-this-years-tree\/"},"modified":"2018-12-07T12:48:01","modified_gmt":"2018-12-07T19:48:01","slug":"tips-tricks-and-rules-for-finding-this-years-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kkch\/local-news\/tips-tricks-and-rules-for-finding-this-years-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips, tricks and rules for finding this year\u2019s tree"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Nate Day<\/a><\/span> It’s officially the Christmas season, which means it’s time to decorate. Stockings should be hung on the fireplace with care, bows of holly should deck the halls and, of course, you’ll need a tree. This time of year, nothing beats the smell of fresh pine wafting from the living room.
\nIn order to help both humans and trees have a safe and happy holiday season, the USDA and the US Forest Service have compiled a list of tips for those looking to get a live tree.<\/p>\n

Rule number one
\nThe first tip is maybe the most important: don’t cut down a lone tree.
\nWhen trees sit alone in a forest opening, they’re beginning the process of growing trees in the empty spaces, which will one day be full forests\u2014which means there’ll be more Christmas trees in the future.
\nInstead, the USDA recommends finding a group of trees and selecting one from the group. This will also promote the remaining trees to grow.<\/p>\n

Places
\nSomething else to keep in mind is where you find your tree. There are several locations where it is strictly prohibited to cut down a tree. Those locations are:
\nWilderness areas and proposed wilderness areas
\nDeveloped recreation areas including Glenwood Canyon
\nAdministrative areas
\nCampgrounds and ski areas
\nCommercial timber sales, where logging is active
\nWithin 100 feet of main roads
\nCamp Hale area on the Eagle-Holy Cross Ranger District
\nWhite River National Forest Lands within Gunnison County (Aspen-Sporis Ranger District)
\nMeadow Mountain (lower slopes) directly behind the Holy Cross Ranger Station (outside of Minturn)
\nThe Lake Christine Burned area (Basalt Mountain)<\/p>\n

Trees
\nNot only are there areas where a tree can’t be cut down, but you’ve got to keep an eye on the type of tree you chop, too. Here are the rules for choosing your tree:
\nAny conifer species may be harvested
\nAvoid cutting Colorado blue spruce trees
\nAspen trees may be cut
\nHarvested trees must be less than 15 feet in height at ground level
\nHarvested trees must be 6 inches or less in stump diameter from ground level
\nCutting the top off of large trees is prohibited
\nTrees must be harvested for personal use and not re-sold
\nCut your tree as close to the ground as possible (stump height of 6 inches or less) and trim stumps clean of all green branches
\nAttach your Christmas Tree Permit to the base of your tree before transporting
\nOne Christmas Tree Permit will be issued for each Christmas Tree to be harvested.<\/p>\n

Permit
\nTo obtain a Christmas Tree Permit, you can pick one up for $10 at the Vail Valley Ace Hardware (2111 North Frontage Road West, Suite C, Vail) or at the Nearly Everything Store \u2013 Baston’s Corner (301 Broadway Street, Eagle). Additional vending locations and information on mail-in permits can be found at http:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov.<\/p>\n

Care
\nNow that you’ve got your tree home, how are you supposed to take care of it? Once your tree is home, cut 1 inch off of the base of the trunk and place the tree immediately in water. If the tree is allowed to dry out, it will seal and no longer take up water. Tap water will work just fine to prolong …read more<\/a> <\/p>\n

Via:: Vail Daily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s officially the Christmas season, which means it’s time to decorate. Stockings should be hung on the fireplace with care, bows of holly should deck the halls and, of course, you’ll need a tree. This time of year, nothing beats the smell of fresh pine wafting from the living room.
\nIn order to help both humans and trees have a safe and happy holiday season, the USDA and the US Forest Service have compiled a list of tips for those looking to get a live tree.<\/p>\n

Rule number one
\nThe first tip is maybe the most important: don’t cut down a lone tree.
\nWhen trees sit alone in a forest opening, they’re beginning the process of growing trees in the empty spaces, which will one day be full forests\u2014which means there’ll be more Christmas trees in the future.
\nInstead, the USDA recommends finding a group of trees and selecting one from the group. This will also promote the remaining trees to grow.<\/p>\n

Places
\nSomething else to keep in mind is where you find your tree. There are several locations where it is strictly prohibited to cut down a tree. Those locations are:
\nWilderness areas and proposed wilderness areas
\nDeveloped recreation areas including Glenwood Canyon
\nAdministrative areas
\nCampgrounds and ski areas
\nCommercial timber sales, where logging is active
\nWithin 100 feet of main roads
\nCamp Hale area on the Eagle-Holy Cross Ranger District
\nWhite River National Forest Lands within Gunnison County (Aspen-Sporis Ranger District)
\nMeadow Mountain (lower slopes) directly behind the Holy Cross Ranger Station (outside of Minturn)
\nThe Lake Christine Burned area (Basalt Mountain)<\/p>\n

Trees
\nNot only are there areas where a tree can’t be cut down, but you’ve got to keep an eye on the type of tree you chop, too. Here are the rules for choosing your tree:
\nAny conifer species may be harvested
\nAvoid cutting Colorado blue spruce trees
\nAspen trees may be cut
\nHarvested trees must be less than 15 feet in height at ground level
\nHarvested trees must be 6 inches or less in stump diameter from ground level
\nCutting the top off of large trees is prohibited
\nTrees must be harvested for personal use and not re-sold
\nCut your tree as close to the ground as possible (stump height of 6 inches or less) and trim stumps clean of all green branches
\nAttach your Christmas Tree Permit to the base of your tree before transporting
\nOne Christmas Tree Permit will be issued for each Christmas Tree to be harvested.<\/p>\n

Permit
\nTo obtain a Christmas Tree Permit, you can pick one up for $10 at the Vail Valley Ace Hardware (2111 North Frontage Road West, Suite C, Vail) or at the Nearly Everything Store \u2013 Baston’s Corner (301 Broadway Street, Eagle). Additional vending locations and information on mail-in permits can be found at http:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov.<\/p>\n

Care
\nNow that you’ve got your tree home, how are you supposed to take care of it? Once your tree is home, cut 1 inch off of the base of the trunk and place the tree immediately in water. If the tree is allowed to dry out, it will seal and no longer take up water. Tap water will work just fine to prolong …read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[112],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1381336","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-20 03:53:55","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KKCH - The Lift FM","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kkch","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kkch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1381336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kkch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kkch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kkch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kkch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1381336"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kkch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1381336\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kkch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1381336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kkch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1381336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kkch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1381336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}