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Can I cut a Christmas tree in Skeena Stikine district?

Skeena Stikine 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
Up to 3 (2019 notice permit)
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Show me where

Rules from the district's 2019 notice 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
Up to 3 per permit
Where
Crown land on power line or forest road rights-of-way only (3 m past the ditch or road bank).
  • Not in plantations on harvested cutblocks, parks, or on private land without permission
  • Don’t cut a big tree just for its top
  • Don’t leave branches or offcuts on roads or in ditches

From the district's 2019 notice 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

Skeena Stikine 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 Skeena Stikine

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

Towns in Skeena Stikine district

Smithers

Other districts in Skeena

Skeena

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