Each year, the Christmas season at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., is celebrated with the lighting of a specially selected tree that comes from one of the 50 states.

This year, the “People’s Tree” for 2025 comes from Nevada, and the 53-foot red fir from the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest will officially be put on display on Dec. 2 during a ceremony that includes the speaker of the House and other dignitaries, who help throw the switch.

While the tree often is sourced from the American West, it's only come from Wyoming once.

That was in 2010, when the privilege of providing the tree — in this case a 67-foot Engelmann spruce from the Bridger-Teton National Forest — went to Wyoming, thanks to Sen. John Barrasso's pushing and prodding.

The memories and effort involved in selecting,

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