DENVER (KDVR) — Coloradans will have the opportunity to get into the holiday spirit and see the U.S. Capitol’s Christmas tree as it travels from Alaska to the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol building.

This year's Capitol Christmas tree, a 55-foot tall Engleman Spruce, is being hoisted onto a flat bed trailer. (Photo by Chad J. Reich) This story was co-published with KVNF, Mountain Grown Public ...

As a tiny seedling began sprouting in the forest along Mount Rose Highway west of Reno, the Vietnam War was ending under President Gerald Ford, the price of gas was 53 cents per gallon and the ...

Christmas has come and gone, but the U.S. Capitol's tree from Nevada will still remain on display a little longer. The Christmas tree, dubbed Silver Belle, will remain on the West Front Lawn at the ...

For the past 55 years, the U.S. Forest Service has provided a Christmas tree for the U.S. Capitol, each year from a different national forest. This year’s (2025) tree is a 53-foot Red Fir from ...

It’s already that time of year - the 55th Capitol Christmas Tree is headed for Washington D.C., beginning its 2,000-mile journey from New Mexico’s Carson National Forest. It’s already that time of ...