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Can I cut a Christmas tree in Rocky Mountain district?

Rocky Mountain Natural Resource District

Yes, with a free permit.

Cutting is allowed on Crown land in this district with a free personal-use permit. Parks, plantations and private land are off limits.

Permit: Free, print and sign
Trees per permit: 1 tree (undated permit)

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Show me where

Rules from the district's undated permit, read November 2. This season's permit may differ, so check yours. General guidance only; the permit is the authority.

What the permit says

Trees: 1 per permit
Where: Crown land, preferably power line rights-of-way or within 3 m of a forest service road.
Valid: One year from the date of issue

Trunk no wider than 15 cm, measured 30 cm above the ground
Not in recreation sites, woodlots, parks, community forests, Indian Reserves or Christmas tree permit areas
Not within 50 m of a stream

From the district's undated permit, read November 2. This season's permit may differ. The conditions on the permit you sign are the ones that count.

Where you can cut

Rocky Mountain district doesn't publish a cutting map online. Where you can cut is set out in the conditions on your permit.

Before you go

Permit signed for this district, carried with you while you cut
Read your permit's conditions: tree limit, where you can cut, stump height
Stay out of parks, plantations and private land
Saw, gloves, and rope or straps for the roof
Winter tires or chains, and tell someone where you're going
Personal use only. Reselling the tree is not allowed.

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A family crouching together to cut a tree at a u-cut farm

No Crown land near you?

A u-cut farm gives you the same day out, with no permit needed.

Find a u-cut farm near Rocky Mountain

Farm listings are run by others and change often. Call the farm before you go.

Towns in Rocky Mountain district

Cranbrook Fernie Invermere Kimberley

Other districts in Kootenay-Boundary

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Selkirk

Can I cut a Christmas tree in Rocky Mountain district?

Yes, with a free permit.

What the permit says

Where you can cut

Before you go

Will it fit?

Make a photo card of your tree day

No Crown land near you?

Towns in Rocky Mountain district

Other districts in Kootenay-Boundary

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