The Whistlestop Tour of 2025 is an effort to bring the selected U.S. Capitol Tree of 2025 to Washington, DC. For over 50 years, a tree has been chosen from public land and transported to Washington. This year, a tree from the Humboldt-Toiyabe Forest was chosen out of the nation’s 154 forests.  On the tree’s […] Filed Under: Local Stories Tagged With: U.S. Capitol Christmas tree Receive the latest news from White Pine County directly to your inbox! A podcast covering issues important to rural businesses and the communities they serve. [Learn More] The Ely Times is an independent news source. Ely, NV, USA. Please don’t hesitate to contact us with inquiries.