The US Forest Service wants you to <a href=”https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/26/us/what-to-do-with-christmas-tree-trnd/index.html” target=”_blank”>leave the artificial tree</a> in its box this year. Instead, it recommends, cut your own Christmas tree in a <a href=”https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/hyalite-gallatin-national-forest-sign-trnd/index.html” target=”_blank”>national forest</a> — a tradition that’s good for the forest, too.

Over 75 national forests in the US allow visitors