In this edition of the Explore Oregon Podcast, host Zach Urness shares his tips and tricks again for finding the perfect Christmas tree in Oregon’s national forests.
With a $5 permit, you can travel far and wide in the national forests east of Salem and Eugene to find the perfect tree to bring home. It’s not always as easy as it seems, however.
The podcast breaks down where to get a permit, which forest to target, what elevation to find success and other tips on exploring in the snow.
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Zach Urness has been an outdoors reporter in Oregon for 18 years and is host of the Explore Oregon Podcast. He can be reached at zurness@StatesmanJournal.com or (503) 399-6801. Find him on X at @ZachsORoutdoors and BlueSky at oregonoutdoors.bsky.social.
This article originally appeared on Salem Statesman Journal: Podcast shares how to get a Christmas tree in Oregon’s national forest