Forest Products Permits

Forest products permits are required for removal and use of forest products from the Bighorn National Forest. The products available to individuals are firewood, personal use post and pole, tepee poles, Christmas trees, and transplants. Visit our terms and conditions and the forest products guide for more information.

Contact the local ranger district office for information about the types of permits available and rules for forest products from the Bighorn.

Permits may be purchased by mail or at Bighorn National Forest offices in Buffalo, WY and Sheridan, WY. Firewood permits may be purchased by online and printed at home.

To purchase permits through the mail, use the forms included on this page.

Christmas Tree permits are available to purchase online through Recreation.gov.

Firewood

With a firewood permit, you may cut dead and down material Forest-wide except as noted on the permit. Material must be hauled in lengths less than eight feet. Other terms and conditions for cutting and removing firewood are stated on the permit. Firewood permits may be purchaed in person in our Buffalo, WY and Sheridan, WY offices or online at Special Forest Product E-Permits. For the permit to be valid, you must print and have it with you while harvesting firewood.

Cost	$6.00 per cord
Minimum purchase	4 cords
Maximum purchase	12 cords per calendar year
Availability	Year round
Expiration	December 31

Post and Pole (Personal Use and Teepee)

Permits for other products such as saw logs, house logs, or commercial quantities of firewood or posts and poles are usually available only on a competitive basis. Contact a ranger district office if you are interested in any of these products. Permits may be purchased in person in our offices or mail in personal use post and pole or mail in teepee poles.

With a post and pole permit, you may cut material seven inches or less in diameter measured at 12" from the ground. There is no maximum length per piece. Live trees suitable for posts, poles, or teepee poles may be cut forestwide in areas not designated as closed to cutting forest products. Other terms and conditions for cutting and removing posts and poles are stated on the permit.

Cost	$9.00 / permit
Minimum purchase	3 CCF (hundred cubic feet) each purchase (60 poles) - personal use 1 permit per individual- teepee (family ceremonial)
Maximum purchase	20 CCF per calendar year (max 400 poles)
Availability	Year round
Expiration	December 31

Transplants

Transplanting a tree, shrub, or other plant can improve the aesthetic as well as economic value of your property. You may dig trees, flowers, and bushes with a permit. Transplant permits may be purchased in our offices or mail in.

Transplanting trees is most successful if done in the early spring or late fall when the tree is dormant.

Several conifer species can be found on the Bighorn National Forest, including lodgepole pine, Engelmann spruce, subalpine fir, ponderosa pine, and Douglas-fir.

The maximum transplant height (less root wad) is six feet for conifer-evergreen trees, 10 feet for aspen and hardwoods, and three feet for shrubs. Limber pine trees cannot be removed. Information on transplanting and other regulations in regard to digging them is available at any district office.

Cost	$5.00 / permit (valid for 1 tree)
Minimum purchase	4 permits
Maximum purchase	5 permits
Availability	Year round (early spring or late fall is suggested)
Expiration	December 31

Christmas Trees

Cutting your own Christmas tree can be an enjoyable experience for the entire family. Terms and conditions for cutting Christmas trees will be given to you when you purchase the permit. Look over the Christmas tree guide for more information.

Trees cut with these permits must be less than 10 feet tall. Permits may be available through some commercial outlets. Information regarding other applicable regulations are available at any district office.

Christmas Tree permits are now also available to purchase online through Recreation.gov.