Wilding Permits Available

For Immediate Release

Date: April 13, 2006

Contact: Coconino Supervisor's Office 928-527-3600

Flagstaff, AZ – Wildings permits, which authorize collecting live plants and trees from National Forest lands for personal use, are available starting April 18 on the Peaks and Mormon Lake Ranger Districts of the Coconino National Forest. Permits are available for about a month in the spring and again in the fall, while the plants are dormant.

Permits are available for aspen and for coniferous trees (Douglas Fir, White Fir, Ponderosa Pine, Pinyon Pine, and Juniper.)  Aspen up to 20 feet tall and conifers up to 12 feet tall may be dug up. However, for the best chance of successful transplanting, foresters recommend that trees selected be much smaller in size, less than 8' for aspen and 4' for conifers.  The fee is $0.50 per foot for aspen and $1.00 per foot for conifers, with a minimum fee of $20.00 per permit. Maps of designated gathering locations, along with transplanting recommendations, are provided.

Permits are available during the collection period until May 10, 2006. No plant collection is allowed after this date.

To obtain a permit or for more information, in Flagstaff contact the Peaks Ranger Station on north Highway 89, phone 928-526-0866, or Mormon Lake Ranger Station on Lake Mary Road, phone 928-774-1147.