Nature lovers will practice what they preach when they gather Saturday at Lake Hope State Park in southeast Ohio for an inaugural tree hugging competition. The idea came from a similar event held in ...

The 22-year-old began the marathon on Monday, December 8, 2025, outside the Nyeri governor’s office, under the watchful eyes of supporters, county officials and curious onlookers. Her goal: to extend ...

Describing herself as an advocate for indigenous people and a guardian of the forest, Muthoni stressed that her tree-hugging efforts go beyond breaking records. “Before we plant a million trees, we ...

Pastor James Irungu from Murang'a attempted an 80-hour tree-hugging challenge to raise cancer awareness. He collapsed just 20 ...

In June 2023, I hugged a tree. It wasn’t a special tree, and I didn’t hug it to save it or to make a political statement. I don’t even remember what kind of tree it was, just that it was on the campus ...