Tree Cutting Time

Wednesday, December 06, 2006 03:57 AM

For those who want to head out and chop down their own Christmas trees, the Ministry of Forests and Range says permits are now available through the Front Counter BC office. You can also check in with the local forest district office. The other option is to visit a U-Cutor tree farm.

Free use permits for cutting a tree on Crown land are available from some forest district offices, though cut regulations vary by district, depending on the area's population, forest size, access and conditions.

The Province's Christmas tree permit website at www.for.gov.bc.ca/mof/xmastrees.htm has links to online Christmas tree permits, forest district offices, FrontCounter BC, and a list of tree farms and "U-Cuts".

Local forest district offices can provide details of approved local harvest sites. Permits specify personal use, and are valid in designated areas only - selling a tree cut under a Christmas tree permit or cutting in an unauthorized area is illegal.

When cutting a Christmas tree, keep the following tips in mind:

-Leave home prepared. Bring ropes, gloves, tools, tire chains, a first aid kit, a mobile phone and warm clothing.
- Drive carefully. Be prepared for logging trucks.
-Make sure you have found the tree you will use before cutting to avoid wasting forest resources. Some permits specify only one tree can be cut.

-Choose a tree that can be cut near the base and is easy to transport.

-Wasted tree remains left in the forest form a summer fire hazard. Clean up and remove all the debris you have created.

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Posted on Wednesday, December 06, 2006 03:57 AM in News by 250 News

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Posted by: Palopu on December 7 2006 7:47 PM

Clean up and remove all the debris you have created. I suggest that you clean it up and remove it the same way the logging contractors do.
Push it into a pile and come back in the spring and burn it. We have tens of thousands of acres of slash, and wasted forest products laying on the ground through-out the interior. Unless you have actually driven through the bush and seen these man made waste lands you have no idea how horrific it is.

For the Government to suggest that you clean up your debris in light of what they allow the Loggers to do is laughable. How much debris will you get from one xmas tree. 4 branches and a handful of sawdust?