Wyoming

Giving: The true spirit of Christmas

December 10, 2010 Phil Sammon, US Forest Service public affairs office

Do you have any idea how many ornaments it takes to decorate a 67-foot-tall Christmas tree? Do you ever count your ornaments? For this year’s Capitol Christmas Tree Wyoming did.

Forestry

It stands for more than the season

November 30, 2010 Phil Sammon, US Forest Service Public Affairs Office

It stands as a tribute and image of the season, when we as a nation celebrate Christmas. It is the focus of a nation for the lighting ceremony and is the background of news footage, specials and photographs throughout December. It stands in the spotlight for only a few weeks and then the lights fade...

Forestry

Capitol Christmas Tree to be harvested this weekend

November 05, 2010 Beverly Carroll, Capitol Christmas Tree Program Coordinator, and Phil Sammon, US Forest Service Office of Communication

The 2010 Capitol Christmas Tree will be harvested and prepared for its cross-country journey this weekend. This year’s tree is coming from the Bridger-Teton National Forest in Wyoming, the first time the tree has come from Wyoming. The tree, a 67-foot Engelmann Spruce, will be harvested at 8 a.m...

Forestry

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