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Tree hugging marathon record in Kenya promotes peaceful climate action

Kenyan activist Truphena Muthoni breaks tree hugging marathon record to inspire peaceful, sustained climate and conservation action.
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Truphena Muthoni: Profile of Kenyan environmentalist who hugged a tree for 72 hours

Truphena Muthoni is a Kenyan environmentalist who has broken her own record for hugging a tree for 72 hours. On Tuesday, December 9, 2025, Muthoni began an attempt to continuously hug a tree for 72 ...
Santa Monica Daily Press

Trees get a lot of love on Tree Hugging Day

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 ...
Mongabay

Kenyan woman hugs tree for 72 hours in protest against loss of beloved trees

A Kenyan woman, Truphena Muthoni, beat her own world record, hugging a tree continuously for 72 hours at the foot of Mount Kenya. Her “silent protest” was meant to hold authorities and a complacent ...
Bozeman Daily Chronicle

Second-graders learn the benefits of hugging a tree

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Yellowstone National Park ranger Bonnie Whitman and her two search and rescue dogs, Auggie and ...
Star Tribune

Review: Dancers hug trees and commune with nature in 'Prairie | Concrete'

"Prairie | Concrete," presented by interdisciplinary dance artist Pramila Vasudevan and Aniccha Arts as part of Public Art Saint Paul's Wakpa Triennial Art Festival, encourages tree hugging and nature ...