Harvesting a Holiday Tree

Selected from a different parcel of public land around the state each year, the tree that will adorn Montana’s Capitol rotunda for the holiday season was harvested near Seeley Lake in the Lolo National Forest on Monday, November 24. With Governor Greg Gianforte looking on, foresters felled the Douglas Fir as part of an active forest management project. Following his lead, the governor encourages Montanans to participate in the tradition of harvesting Christmas trees from the state’s public lands to benefit forest health as well as to improve wildlife habitat.

According to Bureau of Land Manage...