New world record tree hug

New world record tree hug

The people of Killarney have broken the world record ”Tree Hug’ in Killarney House and Gardens, Killarney National Park, on Friday 27th May 2016. The previous record was 1,200 people. An estimated 1,977 people attended to break the world record. School...
Woman Arborist Heals Trees, Parks, Souls

Woman Arborist Heals Trees, Parks, Souls

Tsukamoto Konagi: Born in Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture in 1949, she now lives in Hamamatsu in the same prefecture. Japan first female certified tree doctor and a first-class landscape architectural management engineer. Rose to fame in 1996 after transplanting four...
Health benefits of tree hugging

Health benefits of tree hugging

I’m sure most people have heard of the term “tree-hugger,” often a nickname given to people who care about the environment and the planet. But did you know that hugging trees can actually improve your health? As a matter of fact, you don’t even have to hug a tree to...
The term “tree hugger” was coined in 1730

The term “tree hugger” was coined in 1730

The term “tree hugger” was coined in 1730, when hundreds of Bishnois died while trying to protect the trees in their village from being turned into the raw material for a palace. The first tree huggers were 294 men and 69 women belonging to the Bishnois branch of...