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Fall Wilding Season Begins This Weekend
Release Date: Oct 18, 2010
Contact(s): Coconino Supervisor's Office - 928-527-3600
Flagstaff, AZ —The fall season for collecting live plants and trees from National Forest lands begins Saturday on the Flagstaff District of the Coconino National Forest. The wilding permits will be available starting Friday, October 22.
The Forest typically has two wilding seasons – one in the spring and another in the fall, for about a month each while plants are dormant. This season, permits will be available for coniferous trees only (Douglas Fir, White Fir, Ponderosa Pine, Pinyon Pine, and Juniper). Due to the severe decline of Aspen populations across the forest and lack of natural regeneration, Aspen seedlings will not be offered.
Trees up to 12 feet tall may be collected; however for the best chance of successful transplanting, foresters recommend that selected seedlings be much smaller in size – less than four feet. The fee is $1.00 per foot, with a minimum fee of $20.00 per permit. Maps of designated gathering locations, along with transplanting recommendations, are provided with the permit.
Permits will be available until Friday November 26, 2010, and are valid for plant collection through Sunday, November 28. To obtain a permit or for additional information, contact the Flagstaff Ranger District (formerly the Peaks Ranger Station) on north Highway 89 in Flagstaff at 928-526-0866.