2025 Hug a Tree Photos

Trees make me feel the warmest hug when I needed the hugs the most.

Truphena hugs a tree with her childhood idol, Juliani (https://www.youtube.com/@JulianiAfrica/). She says Juliani is ‘a true legend of music and political thought, the voice behind songs like Utawala, that have challenged minds and inspired generations. I’ve grown up jamming to his music, admiring his artistry and courage.’

I love trees because they inspire our art, give us a place to come together, and help us learn environmental skills like urban farming and growing trees.

I love trees because they inspire our art, give us a place to come together, and help us learn environmental skills like urban farming and growing trees.

I love trees because they inspire our art, give us a place to come together, and help us learn environmental skills like urban farming and growing trees.

I love trees as they are part of nature and nature is life. They are an essential component of our world. Science aside, they bring me much joy and serenity.

Trees amaze me; they are calming, beautiful and all so unique. These are some maple trees in their autumnal glory on the campus of Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario Canada.

When I’m standing within a forest, I feel like I’m surrounded by my ancestors. It feels safe, sacred, and like a sanctuary. I’m always healthiest and happiest when I’m out amongst the trees. In September 2022, Hurricane Fiona, one of the most powerful and damaging storms ever in Atlantic Canada, hit our little island home.…  Read More →

I love trees because their beauty, age and texture all amaze me, and for the shade they provide.

I love trees because they provide homes for so many incredible creatures, from microbes to insects to birds, reptiles and mammals!

I was on a hiking trail with a friend, and we saw on the map that there was a very old tree with a story or legend associated with it. So I decided to take a photo with it for good luck 😅 It’s in a forest in the province of Barcelona.

I love trees because they are beautiful, and their presence is the best balm for the soul and the spirit. This was taken in White Gum Valley up the road from my house.

I love trees!

Matthew loves trees so much that he runs an NGO in the Philippines called ‘Mangroves Matter PH.’ Find out more at https://www.mangrovemattersph.com/. This picture was taken at the Convention on Wetlands in Africa.

Cisca shows her love for trees by working in youth empowerment initiatives like ‘Youth Engaged in Wetlands’ and the ‘Peatlands initiative.’ This picture was taken at the Convention on Wetlands in Africa, in the sacred forest at Diani beach, Kenya.

As the director of the Tree Foundation (https://treefoundation.org/), author of many books about trees including “The Arbonaut” (https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250849182/thearbornaut/) and “Tree Day” (https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/T/bo253702343.html), Meg found it very hard to choose which type of tree to hug! Ultimately, she had to choose a banyan (Ficus or fig) tree because this species is the first essay in her…  Read More →

Of how they make me feel at peace in nature.