More than a Christmas Tree
An ambassador from Nevada graces the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol this holiday season – Silver Belle, a perfectly-shaped 53-foot red fir from the Carson Range of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.The 55-year tradition of the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree tradition has invited a different national forest to provide the tree annually, with each forest adding its own distinctive touch to the…
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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 years…