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Can I cut a Christmas tree near Smithers?

Smithers is in BC's Skeena Stikine Natural Resource District, which issues a free permit to cut a Christmas tree on Crown land.

Near Smithers · 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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Opens the official BC government permit (PDF)

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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.

District boundaries don't follow town limits. If you'll cut in a neighbouring district, you need that district's permit. Check your spot on the map.

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.

Nearby in Skeena

Burns LakeHoustonTerraceKitimatPrince Rupert

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