Forest Products Permits

The following actions are prohibited: Cutting, removing or otherwise damaging any timber, tree, or other forest product, including special forest products and forest botanical products without a permit.

Forest Products are forest resources that are used for personal, commercial, and scientific purposes. Examples include (Christmas trees, firewood, small tree, and other live plants, collections of cones, bark, conks, boughs, mushrooms, post and poles, rocks, etc.) except as authorized by Federal law, regulation, permit, contract, special use authorization, free use authorization, or personal use authorization. Please contact the Ranger District office you are interested in obtaining forest products from.

Guidelines for Plant Collection:

Following appropriate environmental analysis, commercial collection of native species (plants, plant parts, or seed-quantity, location and appropriateness) may be allowed.
Except for Forest Service approved scientific or restoration projects, or cultural use, no collection of seeds or plants are permitted in Research Natural Areas, Special Interest Areas, Wilderness or recommended Wilderness, developed recreation sites, the Central Wasatch Management Areas, and within the Cache Box-Elder Management Area from mouth of Logan Canyon to Temple Fork and Tony Grove-White Pine areas.

2024 FIREWOOD CUTTING AND TRANSPLANTING TREES INFORMATION

Firewood cutting permits allows firewood cutters to remove downed timber or to cut standing dead trees under most conditions. Firewood cutters are urged to use caution when driving and cutting in the forest, as both are potentially dangerous activities.

The funds generated by firewood permit sales go directly into road maintenance and salvage sale fund.

The Logan and Ogden Ranger Districts

Logan Ranger District (435) 755-3620, 1500 E. Highway 89, Logan, UT 84321
Permits allow you to collect dead and down and dead standing wood, in designated areas.
Minimum purchase is 4 cords for $30 – additional cords are $7.50
Maximum purchase is 10 cords per household for $75.
Map of cutting areas
Ogden Ranger District, (385) 405-7100, 6620 East 100 South, Huntsville, UT 84317
Permits allow you to collect dead and down wood only, in designated areas.
Minimum purchase is 4 cords for $30 – additional cords are $7.50
Maximum purchase is 10 cords per household for $75.
Map of cutting areas

Evanston Ranger District at (307) 789-3194, .

Mt. View Ranger District at (307) 782-6555
Personal Use Firewood Flyer
Evanston Ranger District cutting area map
Mt. View Ranger District cutting area map

Heber/Kamas Ranger District at (435) 783-4338 or (435) 654-0470

Personal Use Firewood Cutting Flyer
Firewood Map
Post and Pole cutting flyer and map
Transplanting Flyer
Transplanting Map

Pleasant Grove Ranger District at (801) 785-3563

Map of firewood cutting area

Spanish Fork Ranger District at (801) 798-3571
Firewood cutting is ended for 2023
Map of firewood cutting area

Ashley National Forest firewood cutting information

Salt Lake Ranger District: Rock Permit
The Salt Lake Ranger District has discontinued the rock permit program. Bureau of Land Management, Salt Lake District Office is issuing permits for their district. For additional information contact 801-977-4300.

2024 CHRISTMAS TREE CUTTING INFORMATION
will be available mid October

Evanston/Mt. View Ranger Districts: (307) 789-3194 and (307) 782-6555

Permits will be available starting Monday, November 4, at 8:00 a.m. at both the Evanston and Mt. View offices. Starting Monday, November 4, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. permits will be available online https://www.recreation.gov/tree-permits/96b02cd4-ebc6-11ea-895c-7e0f799b6940
($2.50 fee will be added to on-line sales)

Evanston Ranger District Map Mt. View Ranger District Map

Forest Service offices are closed Monday, November 11, for the Veteran’s Day holiday. Permits are $20.00 and there is a one permit per household limit. Permits will be available at the following locations:

The Evanston Ranger District office, 1565 Highway 150, Suite A, Evanston, Wyoming, Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Mt. View Ranger District office at 321 Highway 414, Mt. View, Wyoming, Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The Bear River Lodge which is located thirty miles south of Evanston on the Mirror Lake Highway, (435) 642-6289.
Sportsworld, 524 Front Street, Evanston, Wyoming, 307-789-6788. Open Monday-Saturday 9:00 am to 6:00 pm and Sundays 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Closed on Thanksgiving.
Benedict Thriftway Store, 950 North, Highway 414, Mountain View, Wyoming, (307) 782-3581. Benedicts is open 7 days a week, Monday through Saturday 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Sundays 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and will close at 1:00 pm on Thanksgiving Day.
Please call the vendor for their operating hours Vendor Flyer

Permits allow you to cut up to a 20-foot tree of any species, but Lodgepole pine is the main species in the area. Snow conditions may require permit holders to use 4-wheel drive, snowmobiles, x-country skis, or snowshoes to access the cutting area. Access to the Mountain View Ranger District may require 4-wheel drive or the use of snow machines, skis, or snowshoes during this time of year. Please follow the district travel plan when cutting a Christmas tree.

Heber-Kamas Ranger District: (435) 654-0470 (435) 783-4338
Permits for the Heber-Kamas area will be available starting Monday, November 4^th at 8:00 am (MST). Permits will be available online https://www.recreation.gov/tree-permits/96b02cd4-ebc6-11ea-895c-7e0f799b6940 ($2.50 fee will be added to on-line sales). Permits are $20.00 and allows one tree per person. Forest Service offices are closed Monday, November 11, for the Veteran’s Day holiday. Permits will be available at the following locations:

Kamas office, 50 East Center Street, Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Heber office 2460 South Highway 40 Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Mountainland One Stop (Heber), 1175 South Main (435) 654-5530
Mirror Lake Service Chevron (Kamas), 2 North Main Street (435)783-4375
Due to the Yellow Lake fire there are areas and roads that are closed for use for public safety.
Heber-Kamas Christmas Tree Cutting Flyer

Heber-Kamas Ranger District general map of cutting areas
Map of cutting areas off Highway 35 Map of cutting areas Highway 150 Map of cutting areas Strawberry

Logan Ranger District: (435) 755-3620
Starting Monday November 4, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. Christmas tree permits will be available to purchase online only through https://www.recreation.gov/tree-permits/96b02cd4-ebc6-11ea-895c-7e0f799b6940

Logan Ranger District Christmas tree flyer and map

Salt Lake Ranger District: 801-733-2660
Starting November 4, 2024 at 8:00 am. Christmas tree permits will be available to purchase online only through https://www.recreation.gov/tree-permits/96b02cd4-ebc6-11ea-895c-7e0f799b6940 Christmas tree harvesting is only allowed in the Stansbury Mountains located in Tooele County. Juniper is the only species you are allowed to cut.

Salt Lake Ranger District, Stansbury Mountains map of cutting areas

Ashley National Forest Christmas tree cutting news release
and they can be purchased online at recreation.gov

Dixie National Forest Christmas tree cutting information

Fishlake National Forest Christmas tree cutting information and permits can be purchased online at recreation.gov

Manti-LaSal National Forest Christmas tree cutting information news release and permits can be purchased online at recreation.gov

Bureau of Land Management Christmas tree cutting information in Utah

Bridger-Teton National Forest Christmas tree cutting information and permits can be purchased online at recreation.gov

Humbolt-Toyiabe National Forest Christmas tree cutting information and permits can be purchased online at recreation.gov

Caribou-Targhee National Forest Christmas tree cutting information and permits can be purchased online at recreation.gov

Sawtooth National Forest Christmas tree cutting information and they can be purschased online at recreation.gov

2024 List of Christmas tree farms in Utah