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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 […]
New Logo Revealed for 2023 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Project
Amy Albright, Project Manager for the 2023 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Project, has announced the new logo designed especially for the project.“All of us at Monongahela National Forest are so excited to share this logo which was specifically designed with the landscape of West Virginia in mind,” said Albright. “We […]
Monongahela National Forest Selected to Provide 2023 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree
Monongahela National Forest is honored to provide the 2023 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree on behalf of the USDA Forest Service, kicking off a year-long celebration with the theme of “Endlessly Wild & Wonderful” to connect people to West Virginia’s public lands.The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree – known as “The People’s […]
Spireon Launches Real-Time Tracking for 2022 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree
Spireon, a Solera company, in partnership with the nonprofit Choose Outdoors, is launching its annual real-time tracking of the U.S. Capitol Christmas tree as it travels this holiday season. The tree will be harvested from the National Forests in North Carolina and end its journey on the West Lawn of the United […]
2022 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree to be Harvested Nov. 2
After almost a year of planning, the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, a 78-foot red spruce affectionately called “Ruby,” will be harvested from the Pisgah National Forest in a virtual ceremony on Nov. 2, 2022, at 11 AM. The ceremony will include a musical performance by Woody Platt and Shannon Whitworth, […]
Kenworth T680 Next Generation Features Special Design for 2022 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Tour
A Kenworth T680 Next Generation, adorned with a newly installed special graphics design, will soon transport the 2022 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree from the National Forests in North Carolina to the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building. This year’s tour theme, “From the Mountains to the Sea,” along with […]
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