You’ll be able to get a permit beginning Friday to cut your own Christmas tree from certain locations in the Land Between the Lakes Recreation Area.
A news release says free cedar Christmas tree permits and information including maps and cutting guidelines will be available from November 25 through Christmas Eve on the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area website: www.landbetweenthelakes.us/reservations.
Permits can only be obtained online.
A permit entitles a family to cut one cedar tree anywhere in Land Between the Lakes except: within sight of U.S. Highway 68/Ky. Route 80, the Woodlands Trace National Scenic Byway, all cemeteries, nature watch areas, campgrounds, timber sale areas, facilities, including the elk and bison prairie and other mowed areas.