Spread Christmas cheer, not forest pests
These Christmas trees found new purpose after the holidays as fish habitat in Lake Vesuvius, Ironton Ranger District, Wayne National Forest. USDA Forest Service photo.
WISCONSIN—‘Tis the season to deck the halls with boughs of holly. We have spent time planning details for decorating our…
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Finding the people’s tree
Out of thousands of trees, only one gets selected and named the People’s Tree each year.
The Monongahela National Forest, however, has a special history with the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, as it was the first national forest selected to provide the People’s Tree in 1970. Six years later, the Monongahela was asked again to provide the nation’s Bicentennial People’s Tree in 1976.
Forty-seven…
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Cut a tree, create a memory
After the leaves have fallen and the cold weather settles in, national forests and grasslands continue to offer memorable experiences for those willing to bundle up and find them.
For the Fenolia family, an outing to harvest the perfect Christmas tree has become an annual tradition (Courtesy of Jacob Fenolia…