“The Monarch” presided as the crowned sovereign of the 49-acre Old Growth Forest at Hartwick Pines State Park for years. It ...

PALISADES PARK — Marcy Miller rested her head gently on the California palm tree, tears welling in her eyes as she embraced the trunk, memories of her now deceased father, once a worker in a lumber ...

This GWR ratification comes weeks after the Kenyan environmentalist addressed online speculation that insinuated that her ...

Twenty-two-year-old environmental activist Truphena Muthoni Environmental activist Truphena Muthoni becomes the first person to hug a tree continuously for 72 hours on December 11, 2025. [Amos Kiarie, ...

Nature lovers can join the Feb. 14 Tree Hugger Hike to learn about local forests, winter plant ID and tree care at Columbus ...

Kenyan environmentalist Truphena Muthoni set a Guinness World Record by hugging a tree for 72 hours, sparking a nationwide ...

In January 2026, Kenyans hugged trees in a viral protest, blending activism and emotional appeal, revealing a nation's struggles for solutions and solidarity.

A Kenyan environmental activist broke a Guinness World Record by keeping her arms wrapped around the trunk of a tree for 72 ...

A Kenyan environmental activist has set a Guinness World Record for hugging a tree for the longest continuous time.

Guinness World Records has officially ratified Kenyan environmental activist Truphena Muthoni's extraordinary feat of hugging a tree continuously for 72 hours, setting a new world record for the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Cason and Philip Wolcott chose to buy the house on a small Gresham side street because a large grove of majestic trees abutted its backyard. When a neighbor died shortly after they ...

People gather around the Children's Tree of Life, a 15-year-old New Zealand Christmas Tree, to give it a hug during Tree Hugging Day at Palisades Park on Tuesday afternoon. (photo by Brandon Wise) ...