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Moab Introduces a New Holiday Tradition: A Festive Tree Rooted in Desert Stillness and Starlight
Moab lights a 200-year-old pinyon pine using solar power to promote stewardship and celebrate native trees with low-impact holiday events, officials said.
- Dec. 2, 2025 — The Moab Office of Tourism debuts a new holiday tradition gently lighting a roughly 200-year-old wild Utah pinyon pine in Sand Flats Recreation Area with solar-powered lights from December 2025 through early January 2026.
- Sand Flats Recreation Area Director Andrea Brand said the festive tree highlights appreciation for native trees and stewardship, adding `This is a new way to celebrate the season, but it's more than just that`.
- The installation runs on a Goal Zero power bank and solar panel, and visitors are asked to stay on trails, avoid decorations, and protect the tree that has stood in place for centuries.
- Moab will also stage nearby events with new holiday lights at Lions Park and a bridge lighting on Thursday, December 4 at 6:00 p.m., followed by Swanny City Park tree lighting on Friday, December 5 at 5 p.m.
- Contrasting big-city displays, the project celebrates Moab's dark skies and a community valuing connection to place by highlighting living pinyon and juniper trees and promoting conservation-minded tourism.
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Moab Introduces a New Holiday Tradition: A Festive Tree Rooted in Desert Stillness and Starlight
MOAB, Utah, Dec. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- This December, the Moab Office of Tourism debuts a new holiday tradition — one that honors the season in harmony with the land. In quiet contrast to the towering conifers and
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This December, the Moab Office of Tourism is introducing a holiday tradition that stands apart from the season’s usual spectacle. Instead of towering evergreens or glittering city displays, Moab’s celebration centers on a single wild pinyon pine—an ancient tree whose presence speaks softly to those willing to pause and listen. In the Sand Flats Recreation
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