拉森国家森林圣诞树许可证开售：10美元亲手砍一棵，每户限两张
位于加利福尼亚州东北部的拉森国家森林（Lassen National Forest），2026年圣诞树砍伐许可证已于11月1日开售。每张许可证10美元，可在指定区域亲手砍下一棵圣诞树，每户限购两张。
今年起，许可证首次可通过联邦休闲服务官网 Recreation.gov 在线购买；也可在11月1日至12月24日期间，到各护林区办公室或当地合作商店购买，或以邮购方式办理。林业局各办公室在11月11日退伍军人节和11月26日感恩节休假，届时停售。
可砍伐区域覆盖 Almanor、Eagle Lake 和 Hat Creek 三个护林区。按规定，只能砍伐地面处直径小于6英寸的树，树桩高度不得超过12英寸，超过25英尺的大树不得只截取树梢；砍树时须随身携带许可证和砍伐地图，并将许可证置于车内仪表台上。私人土地、荒野区、指定游憩点、已疏伐区和新植区内禁止砍伐，距溪流150英尺以内也不得砍伐。
林业局表示，砍走林分过密的小径级树木，有助于其余树木生长，也能为野生动物打开觅食空间，这正是这项延续数十年的传统背后的森林经营考虑。按林业局 Every Kid Outdoors 计划，四年级学生凭通行证可免费领取一张圣诞树许可证。
林业局同时提醒，进山前先在地图上确认心仪区域是否开放，许可证售出概不退换；经过火烧迹地时要提防危险树木和落石，山路可能无人扫雪，应携带防滑链和保暖装备，并在天黑前离开林区。
（来源：美国林业局）
Lassen National Forest Christmas Tree Permits on Sale: Cut Your Own Tree for $10, Limit Two per Household
Christmas tree cutting permits for the 2026 season went on sale November 1 in Lassen National Forest in northeastern California. Each permit costs $10 and allows the holder to cut one Christmas tree in designated areas, with a limit of two permits per household.
Starting this year, the permits can be bought online through Recreation.gov, the federal recreation portal. They are also sold from November 1 through December 24 at ranger district offices and local vendors, or by mail. Forest Service offices are closed on the November 11 Veterans Day and November 26 Thanksgiving federal holidays.
Cutting is allowed across the Almanor, Eagle Lake and Hat Creek ranger districts. Rules require taking only trees smaller than 6 inches in diameter at ground level, leaving a stump no more than 12 inches high, and not topping trees taller than 25 feet. Permit holders must carry the permit and cutting map, and display the permit on the dashboard. Cutting is prohibited on private land, in wilderness areas, designated recreation sites, previously thinned areas and tree plantations, and within 150 feet of streams.
The Forest Service notes that removing small-diameter trees from densely stocked stands helps the remaining trees grow and opens foraging areas for wildlife, which is the forest-management purpose behind the decades-old tradition. Under the agency's Every Kid Outdoors program, fourth graders can obtain a free Christmas tree permit with their pass.
The agency also advises checking the map before buying, since all sales are final, and taking care in recently burned areas, where hazard trees and falling debris are a risk. Mountain roads may not be plowed; visitors should carry tire chains and warm clothing and leave the forest before dark.
(Source: U.S. Forest Service)
来源：美国林业局
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图片来源：图：加州拉森国家森林雪景（资料图）。图片：美国林业局，经 Recreation.gov。 / Photo: A snowy scene in Lassen National Forest, California (file photo). Photo: U.S. Forest Service, via Recreation.gov.
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