The question I have from reading the article: Is it legal to go up into the mountains and harvest a Christmas tree anywhere in CA? Where were they that this was OK to do in the first place?
i live in ca and that was of my first thoughts when this event began.
from the chico, ca paper at:
http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_7765652"Sams (childrens' mother) said Dominguez and the three siblings drove up after church on Sunday to cut a Christmas tree. They already had a tree permit and only planned to stay a short while. The snowstorm had not yet hit the area."