Plumas NF Christmas tree permits available
Plumas National Forest Christmas tree cutting permits-by-mail are available now and walk-in permits may be purchased at ranger district offices beginning Nov. 1.
Walk-in permits are available through Tuesday, Dec. 24, while permits-by-mail must be received by Monday, Dec. 2, to ensure timely delivery. Trees may be cut through the end of December. Permits are $10 and include a map of tree cutting areas, as well as safety information and helpful tips. Two permits are allowed per household; please read the instructions on your permit carefully! There are no refunds.
Forest Service offices are open on Friday, Nov. 29 (the day after Thanksgiving), Saturday Nov. 30, Saturday Dec. 7 and Saturday Dec. 14. Offices are closed on Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day and weekends except for those days noted above.
Because cutting areas may be quickly limited by snow, dress warmly and plan to get your tree early. Cell phone coverage may be scarce in remote areas so make sure you’ve planned ahead for contingences like flat tires and being stuck on cold, muddy roads. Let someone know where you are going and leave them a map, plus pertinent phone numbers and a description of your vehicle.
More program specifics, including mail-in instructions, may be found at www.fs.usda.gov/main/plumas/passes-permits/forestproducts .
Beckwourth Ranger District
23 Mohawk Road
Blairsden, 96103
Tel: 836-2575
M-F: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Saturdays: Nov. 30, Dec. 7 & 14
9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Feather River Ranger District
875 Mitchell Ave.
Oroville, 95965-4699
Tel: 534-6500
M-F: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Saturdays: Nov. 30, Dec. 7 & 14
9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Mt. Hough Ranger District
39696 Highway 70
Quincy, 95971
Tel: 283-0555
M-F: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Saturdays: Nov. 30, Dec. 7 & 14
9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Nervino-Beckwourth Fire Center
548 North Industrial Way
Beckwourth, 96129
Tel: 836-2575
Saturdays: Nov. 30, Dec. 7 & 14, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
No credit cards
Challenge Visitor Center
18050 Mulock Road
Challenge, 95925
Tel: 675-1146
Saturdays: Nov. 30, Dec. 7 & 14, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
No credit cards
Greenville Work Center
128 Hot Springs Road
Greenville, 95947
Tel: 284-7126
Th–F, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Saturdays: Nov. 30, Dec. 7 & 14
9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Plumas National Forest Supervisor’s Office
Permits-by-mail available – No walk-in permits
159 Lawrence St.
Quincy, 95971-6025
Tel: 283-2050
www.fs.usda.gov/main/plumas/passes-permits/forestproducts
