About 33% of U.S. home fires involving Christmas trees occur in January. With this post-holiday fire hazard in mind, the National Fire Protection Association strongly encourages everyone to remove the hazards by disposing of Christmas trees promptly after the holiday […]
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Birds like Christmas trees, too
By Gary Salmon Warm fires and cozy living rooms complete with a decorated Christmas tree are a part of many of our December lives. We look for just the right tree, not too dense to prevent ornament hanging, but just […]
Growing Christmas trees is a labor of love
By Victoria Gaither With Christmas just weeks away, Florence Christmas tree farmer Mike Gecha is busy. Gecha owns and runs Whipple Hollow Farms, a family business that only started selling Christmas trees two years ago. He explained, “We had some […]
Balsam fir is a favorite Christmas tree
By Susan Shea Every year my husband and I cut a Christmas tree on family land. We look for a young balsam fir growing in the power line right-of-way or in a forest clearing. Fir is our favorite type of […]
Killington-Pico Rotary wants your undressed trees
Sunday, Jan. 13, 5 p.m.—KILLINGTON— The Killington-Pico Rotary Club will be hosting its fourth annual bonfire on Sunday, Jan. 13, from 5-8 p.m. behind Dream Makers Bakers (formerly the Pasta Pot) at 5501 U.S. Route 4. Get there by 5 p.m. […]
Christmas tree bonfire aims to appease “snow gods”
KILLINGTON— The second annual bonfire to benefit the Killington-Pico Rotary Club was held Sunday, Jan. 15, at the Pasta Pot on Route 4 in Killington. The blazes rose high into the sky as the needles of the trees cracked and […]
U.S. Forest Service to provide Vermont’s capitol Christmas tree
All Vermont fourth graders can get a free Christmas tree cut from national forest land RUTLAND – Gov. Peter Shumlin announced Monday, Nov. 23, that for the first time in Vermont history, the State House Christmas tree will come from […]