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 ...

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) ...

Visibly tired, relieved, and overcome with emotion, environmental activist Truphena Muthoni finally completed a physically demanding challenge that has propelled her onto the global stage. For 72 ...

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 ...

"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 ...

A young Murang’a man undertaking an 80-hour tree-hugging challenge has dismissed claims he is copying Truphena Muthoni, ...