GRAYLING, MI – For generations, this was the biggest and most-hugged tree in the largest stand of old growth pine trees remaining in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. “The Monarch” presided as the crowned ...

In Beijing’s central district, trees are everywhere. In parks, along roadsides and in courtyards inside people’s houses. Many have only been planted in recent decades. Others – with wide trunks – have ...

On Earth Day, we take a look back at the rocky history of "tree-huggers." The term originated in the 1970s in the Himalayas ...

Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. When Truphena Muthoni stepped up to a royal palm in Nyeri and ...

Koalas clinging onto trunks may look like one of nature’s cutest things online, but their tree-hugging is actually deeply rooted in survival. In the wild, koalas aren't lounging around; they do live ...

It seems Kenyans have had enough of the tree-hugging challenge, inspired by environmental activist Truphena Muthoni. In early 2026, Kenya witnessed an unusual wave of ordinary citizens embracing trees ...