For those still thinking of cutting a Christmas tree on the national forest, only the Apache-Sitgreaves, Kaibab and Tonto forests still have cutting permits available. Permits are available for over-the-counter purchase at Forest Service offices through Wednesday, Dec. 24. The Apache-Sitgreaves has approximately 800 permits available, which can be purchased at its offices. Three Tonto district offices, Mesa, Payson and Pleasant Valley, and the headquarters office, and the Kaibab’s Tusayan and North Kaibab district offices are selling over-the-counter permits. The cost of a permit is $15. For more information about where to purchase a tree cutting permit and where to cut a tree, contact or go to the website of the national forest you intend to visit: Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, (928) 333-6229, www.fs.usda.gov/asnf; Kaibab National Forest, (928) 635-8200, www.fs.usda.gov/kaibab; or Tonto National Forest, (602) 225-5200. In addition, the Forest Service will close its offices on Thursday and Friday, Dec. 25 and 26, and Thursday, Jan. 1, for the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. Offices will resume normal business hours on Dec. 29 and Jan. 2.