OLYMPIA — The Olympic National Forest will issue free holiday tree permits for fourth-graders with a 2018-19 Every Kid in a Park pass.
Olympic National Forest offices in Olympia, Quinault, Forks and Quilcene offer the free tree permit as part of the U.S. Forest Service’s Every Kid in a Park program.
The offices will have holiday tree permits available through Dec. 24.
Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, excluding federal holidays.
Offices are at:
• Forks: 437 Tillicum Lane, 360-374-6522.
• Quilcene: 295142 U.S. Highway 101 S., 360-765-2200.
• Quinault: 353 South Shore Road, 360-288-2525.
• Olympia: 1835 Black Lake Blv. SW, 360-956-2402.
All fourth-graders are eligible to receive a fourth-grade Every Kid pass that allows free access for one full year to more than 2,000 federally managed lands and water sites across the nation, including Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park.
Instructions on how fourth-graders can obtain an Every Kid pass or voucher is available at www.everykid inapark.gov.
For more information, see www.fs.usda.gov/olympic or call 360-956-2402.