SOUTHWESTERN-NEWS-RELEASE: Kaibab National Forest Information

["Banks, Jacqueline C -FS" <jcbanks@xxxxxxxxx>]

Good afternoon.  Please see attached release regarding Christmas tree tags for the Kaibab National Forest. Permits for North Kaibab Ranger District go on sale Nov. 20. Permits for the Williams and Tusayan Ranger Districts go on sale Nov. 21. Please contact the ranger districts directly (contact information provided in news release) for additional information or to purchase a tag.

Thank you!
Jackie

 

Jacqueline C. Banks

Public Affairs Officer

Kaibab National Forest

Office: 928-635-8314

Cell: 928-606-7490

jcbanks@xxxxxxxxx

 

 

Kaibab National Forest to sell Christmas tree permits later this month

WILLIAMS, Ariz. – The Kaibab National Forest will sell over-the-counter Christmas tree tags for each of its three ranger districts later this month. The permit will allow the holder to cut a tree of a particular species within a designated area on the Kaibab National Forest until Dec. 24.

The tags will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis until they are gone. Tags are $15 per tree. No refunds will be made, even if weather conditions prevent access to cutting areas. Tags for the North Kaibab Ranger District will be available starting Nov. 20, while tags for the Williams and Tusayan districts will be available starting Nov. 21. Customers will be provided a map that shows the designated cutting areas along with additional Christmas tree cutting instructions. The number of available tags and contact information for each ranger district is as follows:

No. of Permits Available	Location	Contact Information	Hours
800	North Kaibab Ranger District	430 S. Main St., Fredonia, AZ 86022 (928) 643-7395	8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. The office will also be open from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the following select weekend days:  Nov. 29, Dec. 6 and Dec. 13.
500	Tusayan Ranger District	176 Lincoln Log Loop, Tusayan, AZ 86023 (928) 638-2443	8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. The Tusayan office will be open for limited hours on Nov. 17, Nov. 19, Nov. 21, Nov. 24 and Nov. 25 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Tusayan office will be closed entirely on Nov. 18 and Nov. 20.
200	Williams Ranger District Note: The Williams Ranger District office will also have 100 tags available for the Tusayan Ranger District.	742 S. Clover Rd., Williams, AZ 86046 (928) 635-5600	8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

 

For additional information on the Kaibab National Forest, visit www.fs.usda.gov/kaibab.

 

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