Permits to allow cutting of Christmas trees in Olympic National Forest are now available at offices in Forks, Quilcene and Quinault.
The permits cost $5 each — payable by cash or check only — and can be purchased during regular business hours Mondays through Fridays, with special weekend hours at some locations.
Each permit allows the holder to cut one tree from the forest.
Purchased in areas
Permits must be purchased from the district offices for the areas where the tree will be cut.
Maps and information about cutting locations will be provided with each permit sale.
Permits can be purchased at:
■ Hood Canal Ranger District Office in Quilcene at 295142 S. U.S. Highway 101. The office is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and will also be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays from Nov. 27 through Dec. 18. The office will be closed Thanksgiving Day. The mailing address is P.O. Box 280, Quilcene, WA 98376. For more information, phone 360-765-2200.
■ Pacific Ranger District Office in Quinault at 353 South Shore Road. The office is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and is closed on holidays. The mailing address is P.O. Box 9, Quinault, WA 98575. For more information, phone 360-288-2525.
■ Forks Transit Center Visitor Information Center, 551 S. Forks Ave., which is also U.S. Highway 101, on the south end of Forks. The office — not to be confused with the Forks Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center — is open between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. For more information, phone 360-374-7566.
Permits also can be purchased at the forest headquarters in Olympia. The office is at 835 Black Lake Blvd. S.W. and is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. For more information, phone 360-956 2402.
All offices will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday Nov. 25.
Mail order permits are available from the Olympia, Quilcene and Quinault offices. Make $5 checks payable to the Forest Service and send to the district office for the area where the tree will be cut.
