Christmas Trees

Keep Casper Beautiful has opened several Christmas tree disposal sites throughout the Casper metropolitan area. Officials say the sites in Casper are located at Paradise Valley Pool, Mike Sedar Park, near the agricultural extension building on Fairgrounds Road, near the athletic complex on K Street …

This year’s drought and heat wave covered a huge section of the country, including many big Christmas tree growing areas. Rick Dungey, with the National Christmas Tree Growers Association, says consumers won’t notice anything this season. He says trees older than around three years wil…

The city of Casper wants that old, dried out Christmas tree. The towns of Evansville and Mills want them too, for compost. City Analyst Jolene Martinez says that their goal is to get every organic Christmas tree into the compost pile and not the landfill. Drop-off locations: “We have several …

Fewer of us are buying real Christmas trees these days. Tree growers are feeling the slowdown and the U.S. Department of Agriculture is asking you to think again next year. For some its the hassle of trees that drop needles, the stand that doesn’t quite work or even having to go out and chop …

Jackson, Wyo. – It’s going to cost more for people who like to cut their own Christmas trees in the Bridger-Teton National Forest in northwest Wyoming this year. Forest supervisor Jacque Buchanan has approved increasing Christmas tree permit fees by $5 effective next Monday. The new pr…