Home Grown for the Holidays
 

Larry Cooke stands beside a freshly cut tree bound for Washington, D.C.

Grand fir trees grown by Larry Cooke, an NRCS environmental specialist in Washington State, now stand decorated for the holidays in the offices of USDA Secretary Ann Veneman and NRCS Chief Bruce Knight. Larry and his wife Margie own the Forever Green Tree Farm in St. Maries, Idaho, so when the State was selected  to provide the 2003 National Christmas tree, the Cookes contributed trees for use in USDA and NRCS headquarters.

The Idaho Women in Timber, an organization of women who support the wise and productive use of our forest resources provided the wreathes in the three offices and help arrange for the shipping and delivery of the trees to Washington D.C.

 Your contact is Larry Cooke at 509-323-2964, or larry.cooke@wa.usda.gov