BLM Christmas Tree Permits available starting November 14

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Bureau of Land Management

BLM Office:

Carson City District Office

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Carson City, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Carson City District, will begin selling Christmas tree cutting permits on Monday, November 14. The permits allow cutting a pinyon pine or juniper tree on designated BLM lands primarily in the Pinenut Mountains between Carson City and Yerington, the Clan Alpine and Desatoya mountains east of Fallon, and the Excelsior Mountains southeast of Hawthorne. Maps and directions are available with permit purchase. The cost per permit/tree is five dollars.

No more than ten permits may be purchased by one individual; the permits are for individual use only. Collection of trees for resale requires a special permit.

The BLM permits for Christmas trees will be sold at the locations listed below.  The Reno and Carson City BLM offices accept credit cards, cash, and checks; other locations only accept cash or checks made payable to the BLM.  

BLM-Carson City District Office                                                  Mon.-Fri. 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
5665 Morgan Mill Rd.                                                                       775-885-6000
Carson City, NV 89701                                                                     

BLM-Nevada State Office-Reno                                                    Mon.-Fri., 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
1340 Financial Blvd.                                                                        775-861-6500             
Reno, NV 89520-0006

Galena Creek Visitor Center                                                         Fri.-Sun., 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Mt Rose Highway, Reno, NV                                                           775-849-4948
Six miles up Mt Rose Highway from Highway 395/580                            

Cal Ranch                                                                                        Mon.-Sat., 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
2035 N. Carson St                                                                            Sun., 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Carson City, NV 89706                                                                    775-461-2213

Carson Valley Chamber of Commerce                                        Mon.-Fri., 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
1477 US Highway 395 North Suite A                                             775-782-8144             
Gardnerville, NV 89410                                                                  (inside museum building)                                  

Community Action Center-Hawthorne                                       Mon.-Fri., 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
924 5th St.                                                                                        775-945-2471
Hawthorne, NV 89415                                                                                                                      

UNR Cooperative Extension Office-Fallon                                 Mon.-Fri., 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
111 Sheckler Road                                                                           775-423-5121
Fallon, NV                                                                                                                                                            
                          
Middlegate Station                                                                         7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m., daily
42500 U.S. Highway 50 (48 miles east of Fallon)                           775-423-7134

Cold Springs Station                                                                       8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., daily
52500 U.S. Highway 50 (62 miles east of Fallon)                           775-423-1233

Tree cutters should be prepared with warm clothing, first aid kit, extra food and water, heavy rope or chain, shovel and tire chains, in the event of bad road conditions or inclement weather. Some cutting areas may be inaccessible after snowfall, so it is advisable to cut trees early in the season.

Free Permits for Fourth Grade Students

For the second year in a row, free Christmas tree permits are available to Nevada fourth graders as part of the U.S. Department of Interior’s “Every Kid in a Park” program. BLM Nevada State Director John Ruhs authorized the free Christmas tree program for fourth graders to continue in Nevada this year.

As part of the Every Kid in a Park initiative, every fourth grader is eligible to receive a pass that allows free access to federal lands and waters across the country for a full year.

The BLM will make available a free Christmas tree permit to every interested fourth grader with a valid 4th Grade Pass or paper voucher, which can be obtained on the website at www.everykidinapark.gov.

The Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest will begin selling Christmas tree permits on Monday, November 21.

For more information please contact Coreen Francis, Carson City BLM Forester, at 775-885-6161 or Coreen_Francis@blm.gov.


The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.