Forest Products Permits
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Firewood Permits
The Santa Fe National Forest will begin selling permits at the Pecos/Las Vegas district office and at the forest supervisor's office on April 15. Permits will be available at the Coyote, Cuba, Espanola, and Jemez district offices beginning May 1.
The Santa Fe National Forest provides firewood for personal use on a permit basis. For information about firewood tags, important do's and don't, what not to cut, snag trees, and permits, download the Firewood guide.
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Wildings
Wilding permits, which authorize collecting live plants and trees from National Forest lands for personal use are available by contacting the Santa Fe National Forest.
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Recreational Rock Collecting
Non-commercial personal use (recreational) metal detecting, rock collecting (hounding), gold panning (dry wash or manual pan, not using any type of powered equipment, such as a sluice or dredge) generally do not require a permit, but check with an office.
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Christmas Tree Permits
The Santa Fe National Forest sells Christmas Tree permits starting in the fall and continuing through December. This permit allows you to cut a Christmas Tree within designated areas of the Santa Fe National Forest!
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Moss Rock
Moss rock may be obtained from various pre-approved areas on the Forest with a permit.
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Edible Materials
Gathering piñon nuts is a local tradition on the Santa Fe National Forest. No permit is required to gather up to one (1) bushel of piñon nuts for personal use.