Twelve days of forest Christmas
Let’s celebrate the holiday season with a forest-themed version of that Christmas classic, the 12 Days of Christmas. Here are the lyrics so you can sing along!On the 12th day of Christmas, the forest gave to me: 12 rangers ranging 11 elk herds grazing 10 goats a leaping 9 flowers blooming 8 mules a packing 7 swans a swimming 6 geese a laying 5 oak…
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Finding the $5 Christmas tree
Many families across the United States celebrate the holiday season with a Christmas tree. Although farmed and fake Christmas trees are full, symmetrical, and simple to get, they can be pricey. And rightly so – a lot of labor and materials go into producing those perfect boughs.But if you live near a national forest, there is another option – the $5 Christmas tree.These trees grow wild on…
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Around the Forest Service: December 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C.—As we reflect on the year's accomplishments, we can be proud knowing we made a difference for people and communities. This year marked 60 years of providing the People's Tree, and Spruce Wayne, a 60-foot Sitka spruce, traveled an enormous distance to land on the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol. The Capitol Christmas tree will be lit nightly through Jan. 1, 2025. This year saw…
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12 days of Forest Service Christmas
Join us and the Durand High School Madrigal Choir from Durand, Michigan, as we celebrate the holiday season with a reinterpretation of that Christmas classic, the 12 Days of Christmas! Sing along with the following lyrics: "On the 12th day of Christmas, the forest sent to me: 12 rangers ranging 11 elk herds grazing 10 goats a leaping 9 flowers blooming 8 mules a…
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Alaska ornaments, art, and…unity
In Alaska, holiday cheer began early this year. Alaskans and Alaska Native peoples spent their long summer days tapping into their inner artist, crafting nearly fifteen thousand beautifully handmade ornaments to adorn the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree.These ornaments are more than just impressive, festive decorations.Many of the ornaments honor the state’s rich and historic Indigenous culture, as…
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Plants of the Winter Solstice
By Larry Stritch
Plants play an important role in many of our holiday traditions, including the season surrounding the winter solstice. Winter solstice, occurring on or around December 21st, is the first day of winter, the shortest day and the longest night of the year. To early cultures, the winter solstice was a day of both…