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RUTLAND, Vt. (AP) — Vermonters who want to cut down their own Christmas trees can do so in the Green Mountain National Forest with a $5 permit.

Permits will be available to buy online with a $2.50 service fee or in-person at a Green Mountain National Forest office.

This year, in support of the Every Kid Outdoors initiative, the Forest Service will provide every fourth and fifth grade students a free Christmas tree voucher by registering online, Forest officials said.

The students who register must present a printed voucher to get the free Christmas tree permit.

Trees may only be cut in designa...