The Marion County Conservation Department will be collecting discarded Christmas trees in Knoxville on Tuesday, January 2nd, 2024. The Conservation Department requests that trees be placed on the curb before 8:00 a.m. on January 2, as pickup routes will only be driven once. Trees should be free of all decorations, tree stands, metal fasteners, tinsel and should not be in plastic bags. There will be a Christmas tree drop-off site located near the entrance of Marion County Park between the dates of December 26th, 2023, and January 15th, 2024. All trees will be used for wildlife cover and fisheries habitats in conservation areas.