Is it legal to plant a bunch of trees in a national park?

Is it legal to plant a bunch of trees in a national park?

illbedamned asked:


I want to do this ( with native species) but I want to make sure it is legal.

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7 Responses to “Is it legal to plant a bunch of trees in a national park?”

1. gramma might know Says:
   March 14th, 2008 at 9:55 pm

   You’ll probably need a permit…check with the rangers on the how to.

2. Joanne A. W Says:
   March 17th, 2008 at 9:57 am

   Sorry, the answer is no. Not without a permit.

3. Yarcofin Says:
   March 17th, 2008 at 4:17 pm

   My first question is “why would you want to?”

   If you want to help national parks, I imagine they would love to have your donation so they can apply it wherever they see funding is needed most.

4. Sandyspacecase Says:
   March 18th, 2008 at 9:48 am

   No you can not. The problem with disease and the infestations of bugs can kill the native plants. Just like the bark beetle.That is why. Yours might be native, but could have been infested with something. Who knows? Byee

5. Isadora Says:
   March 21st, 2008 at 12:32 pm

   Get hold of your local conservation office or go to the park service and ask, you might be stepping on someone’s plans for the park, or they might not want the kind of trees you want to plant. They may say go ahead, or they may have a definite idea of where they should be planted. Whatever you do, Don’t do anything without asking first, then you won’t have to worry about being arrested for your good deed.

6. Trish Says:
   March 22nd, 2008 at 4:06 pm

   I would talk with the ranger division for the park in which you’d like to plant. Forest management can be quite complex, and even if a species is native, planting it may or may not be the appropriate thing to do at a given place and time. Alternatively, you might want to see if there is any sort of reforestation project going on due to fires or other damage; they can generally use all the hands they can get!

7. the lion Says:
   March 23rd, 2008 at 4:20 pm

   ask the park ranger.. they will possibly let you if they have had an area burned … that will need some reforestation help…

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