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Monongahela National Forest Announces 2023 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Tour Schedule
Each year, a different national forest provides a tree to light the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol for the holiday season. Monongahela National Forest, in partnership with nonprofit partner Choose Outdoors and presenting sponsor 84 Lumber, will bring this special gift from West Virginia to Washington, D.C., with a […]
Harpers Ferry Job Corps Students Build Tree Display for U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Exhibit
Werner Enterprises to Haul 2023 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree
Werner Enterprises will deliver a 63’ tall gift to the nation this holiday as they transport the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree from the Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia to Washington, D.C.Werner was selected as the hauler for this year’s tree at the recommendation of Kenworth Truck Company and based […]
Meet the 2023 Drivers
Werner Enterprises was selected as the hauler for the 2023 U.s. Capitol Christmas Tree. Meet the team who will help safely deliver the tree, along with ornaments and smaller Christmas trees. Jesus Davila Jesus Davila joined Werner in 2018 and has more than 550,000 accident-free miles. As a U.S. Marine […]
2023 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Selected from Greenbrier Ranger District of Monongahela National Forest
ELKINS, W.Va., July 24, 2023 — The staff of Monongahela National Forest is excited to announce that a 63-foot Norway spruce from the Greenbrier Ranger District has been selected to serve as the 2023 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree this holiday season. The tree was selected by Jim Kaufmann, Director of the […]
Partners of the Central Appalachians Spruce Restoration Initiative Work Together for Forest Resilience in West Virginia
By Ellen White, Restoration AmeriCorps, United States Forest Service. The Architect of the Capitol will choose the 2023 U.S. Capitol Christmas tree from Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia. We don’t know yet which tree will be chosen, but it could be one of the taller spruces that grow in […]
84 LUMBER Announces Presenting Sponsorship of 2023 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree
Eighty Four, PA (May 25, 2023) – 84 Lumber, the nation’s largest privately held building materials supplier, is proud to announce its sponsorship of the 2023 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree. The tree will journey from the Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia to stand proudly in front of the U.S. Capitol […]
Opportunity to Contribute Tree Skirts to the 2023 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Initiative
Monongahela National Forest is seeking assistance from groups and individuals to provide some of the dozens of tree skirts needed for the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree initiative. In addition to providing the 70 to 80-foot tree displayed on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol this holiday season, smaller trees […]
The Bicentennial U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree
As the United States celebrated the 200th anniversary of signing the Declaration of Independence in 1976, everyone was busy organizing events to commemorate this milestone. Monongahela National Forest staff were hard at it too. They had the task of selecting the perfect tree for the 1976 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree. […]
Make an Ornament for 2023 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Initiative
Monongahela National Forest invites everyone to create an Endlessly Wild and Wonderful handmade ornament for the 2023 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree. Donated ornaments will adorn the 2023 U.S. Capitol Christmas tree and smaller trees that will be showcased this holiday season in Washington, D.C. “Each year a national forest is selected […]
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