Make it fall where you want it! Check out these tips and techniques for taking down a tree. Make it fall where you want it! Check out these tips and techniques for taking down a tree.

Cutting down a tree will also leave behind debris — trunk, branches and leaves — that the tree service company can either throw into a woodchipper, haul away or chop into firewood.

Purchasing a Christmas tree permit from the U.S. Forest Service is a chance to enjoy nature, and also helps thin overcrowded areas of the forest that pose wildfire risks.