Online permit to cut free cedar Christmas tree in LBL available beginning Sunday

If you’re planning to cut your own Christmas tree this year, you'll soon be able to go to Land Between the Lakes and harvest a free cedar tree.

A permit will soon be available online that allows you to cut down a cedar between Nov. 29 and Dec. 24. The application for the permit will become available on Sunday, Nov. 24 on the LBL reservations website .

Once again this year, each family will be allowed to cut one cedar tree anywhere in LBL except:

- within sight of US 68 or KY 80
- along Woodlands Trace scenic byway
- in cemeteries, campgrounds or nature watch areas
- the Elk and Bison Prairie
- other mowed areas

Trees must be cedar and less than ten feet tall. Stumps must be less than 4 inches tall. Chainsaws may be used, but using trucks, winches, tractors or other heavy equipment is prohibited.