Even though the holiday season is behind us, many area residents may still be holding onto their Christmas trees.But fire officials are urging Vermonters to get rid of those dry trees, which after four or five weeks now pose an increased fire risk.“It's definitely time to make sure that tree is out of your house,” said Capt. Prescott Nadeau with the Williston Fire Department. “A dry Christmas Tree is probably the equivalent of a gallon of gasoline just sitting in your living room or wherever your tree is located. Dry trees can ignite extremely quickly."While some municipalities have designated tree-pick-up days, some people still holding onto the festive spirit may decide they want to donate their tree to some hungry goats instead. This Saturday, Jan. 7, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m., people can drop off their Christmas trees at Pine Island Community Farm in Colchester and give back to local farmers and hungry animals. “This is a great supplement to the feed rations that the goats get throughout the winter so the farmers can save money and improve the health of the livestock in the meantime,” said Ben Waterman, facilities director with Vermont Land Trust. In North Hero, there’s a pile of Christmas trees outside of Hero’s Welcome General Store where people are welcome to drop off their unwanted trees. They’ll be burned in a bonfire during the Great Ice Festival on Friday, Feb. 17 starting at 6 p.m.“It’s a great community event,” said Andy Julow, Great Ice Festival director. “It’s a lot of fun. People come out and I think they take a lot of pride in the fact that their tree is a part of that pile and the fire that’s going on.” They’re also doing a pick-up for trees in Grand Isle County for the bonfire.Requests for pick up can be emailed to: trees@greaticevt.org.