Bring home a real tree and help the forest at the same time! You can buy permits online through Recreation.gov (go to: Mendocino National Forest Christmas Tree Permits)) — read the overview and need-to-know info before you buy, and remember you’ll need to sign in or create a Recreation.gov account to complete the purchase.
Permits are also sold in person at local vendors and at forest offices in Willows, Stonyford, Upper Lake, and Covelo. Fourth graders with an Every Kid Outdoors pass can get a free permit by entering their pass/voucher number when purchasing (a $2.50 reservation fee applies).
The U.S. Forest Service has announced that it is expanding its very successful 
In a show of gratitude to the brave men and women who selflessly served our country in uniform, the United States Forest Service announced today that it will offer U.S. military veterans and Gold Star Families fee-free access to the national forests and grasslands that they manage.
The U.S. Forest Service has moved the Christmas tree permit sales to 
As if 2020 hasn’t given us enough gut-punches already, California is now entering wildfire season – a season that brings increasing danger and more and more property damage and loss of life every year thanks to the incompetence of California’s government and the environmental stupidity that idiotic groups like the Sierra Club call “activism.” Environmentalism is why our wildfires are getting more and more intense every year.