'One dollar, one tree'

The Bureau of Land Management has announced a series of holiday affordability measures that will help everyone save money, enjoy public lands and support wildfire prevention efforts across Idaho during the 2025–26 winter season.  

Effective immediately through Jan. 31, the BLM is reducing many personal-use permit fees to just $1, including Christmas tree permits and firewood permits. Local BLM offices are also opening new cutting areas in overstocked woodlands to provide Idahoans with more opportunities to gather their own firewood and festive trees, while also supporting forest thinning and hazardous fuel reduction.  

“Here in Idaho, we rely on public lands for tradition, recreation and essential resources,” said BLM Idaho Acting State Director Kim Prill. “These fee reductions and expanded access make it easier for people to gather firewood and holiday trees close to home, all while helping us reduce hazardous fuels and improve forest health.”

These actions align with the Trump administration’s mission to lower costs for American families and will contribute to national savings estimated at more than $9.4 million this holiday season. 

Effective immediately, the BLM will reduce fees for personal-use holiday tree and firewood permits; and increase household limits to up to 10 cords of firewood and up to three trees, with flexibility to adjust limits in areas with abundant resources.

These steps will help reduce household costs, expand access to local woodlands and improve forest conditions by removing overstocked or hazardous fuels. The BLM will continue coordinating with community partners, tribal governments and local organizations to share information about permit availability and new cutting areas. 

Residents can purchase permits online, as well as find the latest information on cutting areas at: forestproducts.blm.gov/customer/permitselect/ID. Permits may also be purchased in person at your local BLM field office.