BLM Christmas Tree permits are available online & in-person Nov. 24

CARSON CITY – The Bureau of Land Management, Carson City District, will begin selling Christmas tree permits on Monday, Nov. 24, online and in-person. The permit is valid from the date of purchase through Dec. 25.

To purchase a Christmas tree permit online, visit https://forestproducts.blm.gov/ and search for Nevada, Carson City District Office.

The cost per Christmas tree permit is $5. Upon purchase of a permit, a map and permit stipulations will be provided. No more than 10 permits may be purchased by one individual; the permits are for individual use only. The permit allows the purchaser to cut only a pinyon pine or juniper tree. The cutting of all other tree species is prohibited.

Pinyon pine Christmas trees may only be harvested in the Clan Alpine and Desatoya Mountains east of Fallon, and the Excelsior Mountains southeast of Hawthorne, NV. Pinyon pine Christmas trees may not be harvested within the Pine Nut Mountains or the Virginia Range due to past fires and habitat conservation. Juniper Christmas trees may be harvested on all Carson City District BLM administered lands. No cutting of Christmas trees within Wilderness or Wilderness study areas, and no cutting of Christmas trees near city/residential areas.

BLM Christmas tree permits can also be purchased in-person at the following locations:

BLM Carson City District Office

  5665 Morgan Mill Rd.

  Carson City, NV 89701

  Mon. – Fri. 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., 775-885-6000

BLM-Nevada State Office-Reno

1340 Financial Blvd., Reno, NV 89520

Mon. – Fri. 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., 775-861-6500

Cal Ranch – Carson City

2035 N. Carson St., Carson City, NV 89706

Mon.-Sat., 8 a.m. – 9 p.m., Sun., 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

775-461-2213

Carson Valley Chamber of Commerce

1477 US Highway 395 North Suite A (inside museum building)

Gardnerville, NV 89410

Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.–4 p.m./Closed 12-1 p.m.,

775-782-8144

UNR Cooperative Extension Office-Fallon

111 Sheckler Rd., Fallon, NV

Mon.-Thursday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

775-423-5121

Middlegate Station

42500 Austin Highway (U.S. 50) – 48 miles east of Fallon

7 a.m. – 9 p.m., daily, 775-423-7134

Consolidated Agencies of Human Services-Hawthorne

924 5th St.

Hawthorne, NV 89415

Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., 775-945-2471

Cold Springs Station Resort

52300 Austin Highway (U.S. 50) – 62 miles east of Fallon

Mon. Thurs., Fri., & Sat. 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. 

Sun. 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. 

Closed on Tues. & Wed., 775-423-1233 

Tree cutters should be prepared with warm clothing, a 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.

In addition, while out cutting your Christmas tree, remember to have your permit, follow all cutting stipulations and all recommended procedures to prevent wildfires. Also, stay on existing roads, consult your maps to insure you are on BLM land and please report any permit violations with as much information as possible (e.g. date, license plate number, detailed location and directions to area) to the Carson City District Office.

For more information, please contact Brian McMillan, Carson City BLM Special Forest Products Manager, at 775-885-6000 or BLM_NV_CCDO_Forestry@blm.gov.