United State Department of Agriculture Forest Service officials announced that starting Tuesday people can cut their own Christmas trees from the Pike, Arapahoe and White River national forests. 

There is a limit of five trees per household and a permit is required before cutting any tree down.

“Cutting a Christmas tree in a national forest is a popular recreational experience for many people in the Front Range metro areas,” Lawrence Lujan, Modern Media Manager for the Forest Service’s Rocky Mountain Region, said in a media release.

“It gives them an opportunity to visit their own national forest and is a great activity for connecting children to the natural world.”

Permit prices range from $10 to $20 and information about where cutting is allowed can be found here.

Although many things have changed throughout 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic has killed concerts and travel plans; but fourth-graders will still receive one free permit as apart of the Every Kid Outdoors program.

Additionally fifth-graders are also able to receive one free voucher for a permit for this year only, according to the news release. 

Parents who have children currently enrolled in the fourth or fifth-grade can receive the permit by filling out the application at www.everykidinapark.gov.