The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree stopped in Flagstaff on Friday night as part of its journey from Nevada to Washington, D.C.
Hundreds gathered at the Flagstaff Mall to welcome the 53-foot red fir, named Silver Belle.
The tree lay enshrined in a large white trailer for its voyage across the country and the Forest Service provided ladders for people to climb up and sign it.
"Flagstaff loves D.C., enjoy the tree," Susie Brooks rehearsed what she was going to write before she climbed up.
The tree comes from the Humboldt Toiyabe National Forest in Nevada. It’ll be on the road for the next 10 days.
"And then we will unpack the trailer on Nov 20 and deliver on Nov 21," said Forest Service spokeswoman Darby Boe.
The agency has provided a tree from one of America’s 154 national forests since 1970.
-
Warmer water in rivers and streams may have big consequences for those waterways, as well as the ecosystems around them. -
As Gov. Katie Hobbs and Republican lawmakers negotiate the next state budget, dozens of local officials throughout the state are calling on them to include a new tax incentive to boost affordable housing in rural communities. -
This week, the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management is taking the reins of an annual cleanup event to help protect Flagstaff communities from wildfire. -
APS says extremely rare weather conditions, combining dry terrain and wind gusts up to 70 miles per hour, pose an elevated wildfire risk. Power will be shut off for 12 to 24 hours in targeted and limited areas. -
It has been one of the hottest winters and now spring is on record in Arizona this year. There has never been a hotter March recorded in Phoenix than last month. The Valley's temperatures were an astonishing 12 degrees above normal.
