We now return to LoCO’s wall-to-wall coverage of the rise and fell of SUGAR BEAR — the godlike 84-foot-tall Six Rivers National Forest-birthed white fir chosen by our D.C. overlords as majestic enough to be chopped down and shipped on a truck across country where it will be displayed in front of the U.S. Capitol building for a few frigid weeks. Supply chain, schlupply schlain! We are fine.

When last we checked in, SUGAR BEAR was meeting its timely demise at the end of a chainsaw on the U.S. Forest Service - Six Rivers Forest Facebook page. RIP, SUGAR BEAR! Thank you for your service.

Since then, our hometown tree martyr has enjoyed a funeral procession, of sorts, through downtown Eureka. We now take you to that scene with reporting by Six Rivers National Forest Forest Affairs Officer and Spokesperson for the U.S. Capitol Tree Betsy Totten! Take it away!

Well, there you have it. SUGAR BEAR is dead. Long live SUGAR BEAR. We will keep you posted the next time this tree does something.

Merry Christmas!

PREVIOUSLY:

• Joe Biden’s Congress’s Demand for Tribute From Our Local Life-Giving Forests Has Been Fulfilled: ‘Sugar Bear’ the 84-Foot White Fir Will Serve as the 2021 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree
• HEY, FIFTH GRADERS? Would You Like to Be an Official U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Lighter? Write an Essay!
• ‘Sugar Bear,’ the Local 84-Foot White Fir Selected to Be This Year’s U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, Will Be Sawed Down Live on Facebook Later This Month
• Federally Mandated Sacrifice of ‘Sugar Bear,’ a Majestic Tree, Moved Up to Saturday Due to Bad Weather, and It Could Be Argued That it is Your Duty to Watch the Facebook Livestream
• Treasured Local Star Sara Bareilles Shows Love for ‘Sugar Bear,’ the Fir from the Six Rivers Forest that Will Be This Year’s U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree
• WATCH LIVE: Majestic Six Rivers National Forest Tree ‘Sugar Bear’ Being Cut Down to Fulfill Its Destiny