Every year, a different national forest is selected to provide a tree to appear on the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol building for the holiday season. The 2023 tree will come from the Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia. From ornament-making and special events to sponsorships and celebrations, we invite you to follow the journey to Washington, D.C., throughout the year.
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The 2023 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree will come from the Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia.
Ruby’s coming home! Staff from the USDA Forest Service, Architect of the Capitol, and District Department of Transportation Urban Forestry Division gathered last week to mill the 2022 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree. The trunk will be repurposed into musical instruments that will help bring joy to underserved North Carolina communities. We thank Pisgah Banjos and Mountain Song Guitars for giving Ruby a new life.![]()
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Lorie Stroup, USCCT Coordinator for 2022, said this about Ruby’s homecoming: “Ruby's last journey home occurred this week! We are so grateful for this project, all the friends we've made on her journey and the story she will continue to tell of conservation, community connection and restoration. Thank you again to all that played such an integral role in her delivery to the West Lawn of our Nation’s Capital, then to be milled at a farm whose land dates back to George Washington and now back to North Carolina. The music she will make will be sweet to our ears!” ![]()
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Here in North Carolina we can't wait to see what happens this year with U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree and Monongahela National Forest! Merry Christmas!!
Throwback Thursday: The Monongahela National Forest was the first national forest to provide the People’s Tree on behalf of the Forest Service in 1970 and the second time in 1976. 2023 will be the third time West Virginia will have the distinction. ![]()
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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in West Virginia! “Endlessly Wild & Wonderful,” the Monongahela National Forest will provide the 2023 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree. ![]()
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Learn more: www.uscapitolchristmastree.com/2023/01/31/monongahela-national-forest-selected-to-provide-2023-u-...![]()
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Fireweed on Spruce Knob at sunset (FR 104), Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area, Monongahela National Forest, Pendleton County, West Virginia. (USDA Forest Service photo by Roni Fein)
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