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The 2016 Capitol Christmas Tree on the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol. This beautiful 80 foot tall engelman spruce was cut on November 2, from the Little Ski Hill just west of McCall, Idaho on the Payette National Forest. The Capitol Christmas Tree is an ongoing tradition since 1964, this year we called it "An Idaho Mountain Gem."

The tree was lit by Speaker of the House, Paul D. Ryan and Isabella Gerard, a fifth grader from Boise. The entire state of Idaho was involved in this project. Kids from all around Idaho made over 18,000 ornaments for this tree and 70 smaller companion trees that went in congressional offices all around Washington D.C.

This tree is a gift from the state of Idaho and the U.S. Forest Service. Photo taken on December 7, 2016. Credit: US Forest Service.
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Source 2016 Capitol Christmas Tree
Author Intermountain Forest Service, USDA Region 4 Photography

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This image is a work of the Forest Service of the United States Department of Agriculture. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.
This image, originally posted to Flickr, was reviewed on 19 October 2022 by the administrator or reviewer Ruthven, who confirmed that it was available on Flickr under the stated license on that date.

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