Interior Department Launches $1 Christmas Tree Program

The Trump administration on Friday announced the “One Dollar, One Tree” initiative which will reduce firewood and Christmas-tree permit fees to $1, reflecting an attempt to ease holiday costs for Americans while reducing wildfire risk on public land.

The Department of the Interior initiative is being carried out by the Bureau of Land Management.

Under the plan, the bureau will open new cutting areas in previously overstocked woodlands, allowing expanded access to public land, including sites near communities, military bases, tribal areas, and rural counties that might benefit most.

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