CARSON CITY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management, Carson City District, will begin selling Christmas tree cutting permits on Wednesday, November 15. The permits allow cutting a pinyon pine or juniper tree on designated BLM lands primarily in the Pinenut Mountains between Carson City and Yerington, the Clan Alpine and Desatoya mountains east of Fallon, and the Excelsior Mountains southeast of Hawthorne. Maps and directions are available with permit purchase. The cost per permit/tree is five dollars.
No more than ten permits may be purchased by one individual; the permits are for individual use only. Collection of trees for resale requires a special permit. The BLM permits for Christmas trees will be sold at the locations listed below. The Reno and Carson City BLM offices accept credit cards, cash, and checks; other locations only accept cash or checks made payable to the BLM.
BLM-Carson City District Office Mon.-Fri. 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
5665 Morgan Mill Rd. 775-885-6000 Carson City, NV 89701
BLM-Nevada State Office-Reno Mon.-Fri., 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
1340 Financial Blvd. 775-861-6500
Reno, NV 89520-0006
Galena Creek Visitor Center Fri.-Sun., 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Mt Rose Highway, Reno, NV 775-849-4948 Six miles up Mt Rose Highway from Highway 395/580
Cal Ranch Mon.-Sat., 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
2035 N. Carson St Sun., 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Carson City, NV 89706 775-461-2213
Carson Valley Chamber of Commerce Mon.-Fri., 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
1477 US Highway 395 North Suite A 775-782-8144
Gardnerville, NV 89410 (inside museum building)
Community Action Center-Hawthorne Mon.-Fri., 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
924 5th St. 775-945-2471 Hawthorne, NV 89415
UNR Cooperative Extension Office-Fallon Mon.-Fri., 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
111 Sheckler Road 775-423-5121 Fallon, NV
Middlegate Station 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m., daily
42500 U.S. Highway 50 (48 miles east of Fallon) 775-423-7134
Cold Springs Station 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m., daily
52500 U.S. Highway 50 (62 miles east of Fallon) 775-423-1233
Tree cutters should be prepared with warm clothing, first aid kit, extra food and water, heavy rope or chain, shovel and tire chains, in the event of bad road conditions or inclement weather. Some cutting areas may be inaccessible after snowfall, so it is advisable to cut trees early in the season.
For more information please contact Paul Fuselier, Carson City BLM Forestry Program Manager, at 775-885-6000 or pfuselier@blm.gov.
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
