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Can I cut a Christmas tree in Selkirk district?

Selkirk 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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Opens the official BC government permit (PDF)

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 such as power line or road rights-of-way, or open unfenced range.
Tree height
Under 3 m
Valid
Until December 25
  • Not on private land, in parks, plantations or research areas
  • Woodlots and community forests only with the licensee’s OK
  • 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

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

Before you go

Will it fit?

The classic mistake is a tree that looked small in the bush. Enter your ceiling height.

Try 8, 8'6", 9 ft or 2.4 m.

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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 Selkirk

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

Towns in Selkirk district

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Other districts in Kootenay-Boundary

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