A harvester removes a downed Christmas tree from U.S. Forest Service land in Keystone in December 2018.Photo by Antonio Olivero / [email protected] The U.S. Forest Service said Christmas tree permits will be available to purchase online through Recreation.gov from Oct. 15 through Dec. 24 for the San Carlos, Leadville, Salida, […]
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Presidents Day means another opportunity for free parking at some outdoor recreation areas around the Pacific Northwest. The holiday, on Monday, Feb. 15, is one of nine fee-free days honored by federal public lands agencies in 2021, meaning all parking and entry fees are waived on lands where it’s recognized. […]
Maddie Oxley of Denver, left, and her brother, Nelson, pull their freshly cut family Christmas tree back to the car while their mother Kelly looks on in the Elk Creek cutting area of the Arapaho National Forest near Fraser in 2012. (Andy Cross, Denver Post file) Front Range families that […]