If you’re felling a tree that’s more than 18 in. in diameter, go ahead and make your notch cut and begin the felling cut. Stop cutting as soon as you’ve penetrated far enough to pound wedges ...

Picking which tree to cut down in a forest is tough, but national forests have tips on how to choose. Trees must have trunks 6 inches or less in diameter, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

You can sometimes cut down a Christmas tree in a state forest. Governor Earl Peshtigo River State Forest N10008 Paust Lane, in Crivitz, is the nearest state forest to Fox Cities, around a 1.5-hour ...

The outing was made possible through the U.S. Forest Service’s Christmas tree permit program, which grants pass-holders the opportunity to cut down their own Christmas tree, with a few caveats.