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Finding the Perfect Christmas Tree in Oregon's Forest

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Grants Pass, OR 199909023

Finding the Perfect Christmas Tree in Oregon's ForestFinding the Perfect Christmas Tree in Oregon's Forest.  The Pacific Northwest offers plenty of tradition during the holidays, like collecting holly, mistletoe, pine cones, and cutting down your own Christmas tree in Oregon's forest.  The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) encourages Oregonians to check with local agencies first before harvesting items from the forest and/or cutting down the perfect Christmas tree.
 
Oregon's forested area of 30.5 million acres - roughly half of the state - is controlled by several different owners.  About 60 percent of Oregon's forests are under federal ownership, administered by the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs or other federal agencies.  The State of Oregon owns 3 percent of our state's forests, concentrated primarily in the 781,000 acres designated as State Forests, but also encompasses lands owned by state agencies and universities.  Local and tribal Oregon governments own 619,000 acres or 2 percent.  The remaining 35 percent of forest lands are privately owned.  Large industrial timber owners manage 6 million acres of forest while small woodland owners (including family-run forest holdings) own 4.7 million acres, which is about 15 percent of the forested footprint of the state.

The perfect Christmas tree may be harvested by permit from federal forests; however trees cannot be harvested from Oregon's State Forests, including the Tillamook and Clatsop State Forests in northwest Oregon, Santiam State Forest east of Salem, Elliott State Forest near Reedsport and the Sun Pass State Forest near Klamath Falls.  Additional information about permits for removing trees from federal land, including the National Forests within Oregon, is available from local offices of the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management. Permits issued by USFS or BLM are valid only on federally-owned land in Oregon.
 
Permit requirements for removing products other than trees from state-owned forests vary from district to district.  Contact your local ODF office for additional information.  Information for Oregon Department of Forestry offices throughout the state is available on ODF's web site.

Posted by

Mel Peterson

 Melinda Peterson, ABR, CRS

 Oregon Principal Broker

 Real Estate Cafe LLC

 541-659-1620

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Comments (6)

Associate Broker Falmouth MA Cape Cod Heath Coker
https://teamcoker.robertpaul.com - Falmouth, MA
Heath Coker Berkshire Hathaway HS Robert Paul Prop

It sounds like you have a good time trucking through the woods with an ax.

Dec 13, 2009 09:24 PM
Jane Peters
Home Jane Realty - Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles real estate concierge services

I heard a horror story a couple of days ago about some people chopping down some rare tree in Seattle which resembles a Christmas tree.  Forget what it was but it was the only one of its kind and irreplaceable.

Dec 14, 2009 12:37 PM
Melinda (Mel) Peterson
Grants Pass, OR - Bend, OR
The Savvy Broker - ABR, CRS

Heath ~ I prefer to let somebody else carry the ax :)

Jane - Oh my, haven't heard that story.  But, I am sure there are some protected species out there!

Dec 14, 2009 03:58 PM
Lisa VonBargen
Photography7522 - Estes Park, CO
Estes Park Real Estate Photographer

I can practically smell the tree from your photo...fantastic! I love your area of Southern Oregon...absolutely gorgeous!

Dec 15, 2009 11:06 AM
Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

Melinda - I will begin to think we have a real problem, when we need a permit to lug a Christmas tree through the Walmart checkout line:-)

Dec 15, 2009 11:11 AM
Anonymous
Amanda

It says we need a permit but doesn't suggest a good area to pick out your tree once you've purchased it.

Nov 29, 2014 10:36 AM
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