Christmas tree image via flickr user rfduck

Nothing says happy holidays like selecting a Christmas tree with your loved ones.

To that end, Sequoia National Forest and Giant Sequoia National Monument announced that free, precut Christmas trees would be available to fourth-grade students in the region.

With the holidays around the corner, the Supervisor’s Office and Western Divide Ranger District are offering a limited number of precut trees with a limit of one per family in support of the Every Kid Outdoors program to fourth-grade students. The students must have a valid Every Kid Outdoors voucher or Pass.

The Forest Supervisor’s Office and Western Divide Ranger District have limited precut Christmas Trees available, and once allotted trees are gone, no more will be available.

Parents or teachers can visit https://everykidoutdoors.gov/pass.htm for information about the program and to help the student obtain a voucher.

Families must have someone capable of loading the tree into vehicles and bringing tie-downs for safe transportation home. Forest Service personnel on site cannot help load Christmas trees, and the student must be present when picking up their tree.

Trees will be available for pick up at two locations the week after Thanksgiving:

Sequoia National Forest in Porterville (559-784-1500)
220 East Morton Ave
Monday, Nov. 27 – Trees are available from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (closed for lunch 12 – 12:30 p.m.)

Western Divide Ranger District in Springville (559-539-2607)
32588 Highway 190 (4 miles below the town of Springville)
Wednesday, November 29 – Trees are available from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. (closed for lunch 12 – 12:30 p.m.)