To no surprise this journey begins in a frigid pickup truck cab. A respectable snowstorm just enveloped the Roaring Fork Valley earlier this week. There’s snow everywhere. Sipping warm coffee tumblers ...

Q. How can I keep my fresh-cut Christmas tree fresh longer? According to the National Fire Protection Association, Christmas trees are the starting point of an average of 160 house fires per year. A ...

With the holiday season now in full swing, some Central Oregon families may be thinking of heading into the woods to cut their own Christmas tree. Cutting your own Christmas tree is a time-honored ...

After a long trek through the mountains west of Colorado Springs, the Seagren found just the right tree in this file photo from 2013. (The Gazette/Jerilee Bennett) It’s time to plan for a holiday ...

Halloween has come and gone, which, for many, means only one thing: Christmas is just around the corner. Utahns can cut down their very own pinyon pines, white firs and junipers on public lands with a ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Christmas tree cutting season has arrived in Colorado’s national forests, but you’ll need to do some homework before you go because each forest determines ...

Ready to turn Christmas tree shopping into an outdoor adventure? Every holiday season, the USDA Forest Service offers an alternative to pre-cut Christmas tree lots and U-cut tree farms: the chance to ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. RUTLAND — U.S. Forest Service officials in Vermont are welcoming the public to select and cut a Christmas tree in the Green Mountain National Forest ...

Looking for a Christmas tree in Colorado now that Thanksgiving is in the rearview mirror? If you want to cut your own, you’ll either need a friend or business that will let you cut a tree down on ...