Forest officials are encouraging Arizona residents to drive to the White Mountains for a Christmas tree. The White Mountains is the the same area where the Wallow Fire burned more than five-hundred thousand acres this summer and now it's sprawling with trees for the holidays.
The Christmas permits can also be purchased at the Apache Sitgreaves National Forest office in Springerville and at the Mogollon Rim visitors Center located near highway 260. That office will be open weekends leading up to Christmas.
For more information visit:
Christmas Tree Permit Information
http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/asnf/home/?cid=stelprdb5328565
AZ National Forest Christmas Tree Program Map
http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/asnf/passes-permits/forestproducts/?cid=stelprdb5334560