About Treehuggers International
Dedicated to the preservation and acquisition of parks, wilderness, and special places.
Treehuggers International is the brainchild of San Diego radio personality, conservationist, and outdoorsman Tommy Hough.
Currently the afternoon drive host at FM 94/9 in San Diego, Tommy first produced Treehuggers International while at 107.7 The End in Seattle, discussing issues like storm water runoff and the health of Puget Sound with area activists, government officials, and representatives from organizations like the Wilderness Society, Grist.com, the Nature Conservancy, and the Washington Trails Association.
The Seattle edition of Treehuggers International also featured the show’s first on-location entry, a two-part show from the remote Washington town of Stehekin along Lake Chelan on the edge of the Glacier Peak Wilderness, and a two-part show on the growing trend of environmentally-responsible building practices and green architecture.
Upon returning to FM 94/9 in San Diego to take over morning duties in 2007, Tommy re-tooled Treehuggers International for a more Southern California focus, with shows not only about wilderness and conservation organizations, but also touching on wildfire and earthquake preparation, and the development of several major threats to the integrity of area parks.
Treehuggers International took up the mantle of fighting the proposed Foothill South 241 toll road extension into San Onofre State Beach with the San Diego Surfrider chapter and other area activists, producing specials on the toll road’s potential impact on the San Onofre backcountry and the world-class, pristine beaches at Trestles, and chalked up major successes when the California Coastal Commission and U.S. Commerce Department opted not to back plans to build the freeway.
The show continues to throw it’s weight behind California State Parks during annual threats of closure, and took a stand against the proposed desert route of the Sunrise Powerlink, which was slated to cross not only Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, but miles of wild, rural areas in the San Diego County backcountry.
Utilizing discussions with Surfirder, the Sierra Club, Coastkeeper Alliance, the California State Parks Foundation, the National Parks Conservation Association, and dozens of authors and personalities including Pat Abbott, George Wuerthner, Jerry Schad, and Ian Shive to advance the cause of conservation in California, Treehuggers International has grown into a go-to media destination for environmental concerns not only in the Golden State, but throughout the western U.S.
Treehuggers International is committed to moving forward as an awareness-raising and activist rallying point, providing a rundown of important environmental and conservation stories, ongoing threats to parks and wild places, creating partnerships with conservation organizations, and delivering information on how you can make your voice heard with your elected officials.
