{"id":16282,"date":"2026-10-23T14:45:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T21:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/?p=16282"},"modified":"2026-10-23T14:46:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T21:46:00","slug":"community-christmas-tree-sought-for-downtown-yakima-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/community-christmas-tree-sought-for-downtown-yakima-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Christmas Tree Sought for Downtown Yakima"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The City of Yakima and the Downtown Association of Yakima are seeking nominations for this year&#8217;s Community Christmas Tree. Residents are invited to nominate evergreen trees from their property to become the centerpiece of the holiday festivities in downtown Yakima.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eligible trees should be well-shaped evergreens, standing 35 to 50 feet tall, with easy access for removal. The ideal tree will be situated in an area that can accommodate a 25-foot by 45-foot crane and nearby space for a 50-foot trailer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nominations are open until a final selection is made on November 9<sup>th<\/sup>. The selected tree will be cut and lifted by crane, not felled, on November 18<sup>th<\/sup>, ensuring a safe and efficient removal process the same day. It will then be installed at Millennium Plaza in preparation for a special tree-lighting ceremony scheduled for December 6<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To nominate a tree, please contact Cally Price, Assistant to the City Manager, by phone at 509-575-6040<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Downtown Association of Yakima is collaborating with the City of Yakima, the Yakima Police Department, and community partners Russell Crane and Carrell Crane to coordinate the tree&#8217;s removal, transport, and installation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After a nomination is received, a representative from the Downtown Association will contact the tree owner to discuss a suitable time to assess the tree and its accessibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tree owner of the selected tree will not incur any costs related to the removal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For further information, please contact the Downtown Association at 509-571-1328 or email events@downtownyakima.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/Community-Christmas-Tree-Sought-News-Release-3.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Community Christmas Tree Sought - News Release.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-debf7724-36c8-4a76-95ec-1b7d9d416f61\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/Community-Christmas-Tree-Sought-News-Release-3.pdf\">Community Christmas Tree Sought &#8211; News Release<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/Community-Christmas-Tree-Sought-News-Release-3.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-debf7724-36c8-4a76-95ec-1b7d9d416f61\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The City of Yakima and the Downtown Association of Yakima are seeking nominations for this year&#8217;s Community Christmas Tree. Residents are invited to nominate evergreen trees from their property to become the centerpiece of the holiday festivities in downtown Yakima. Eligible trees should be well-shaped evergreens, standing 35 to 50 feet tall, with easy access<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16282"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16282\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16284,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16282\/revisions\/16284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}