Tree Hug record

July 20, 2013 -- PORTLAND, OREGON -- Maria Kochetkova and Martha Sander hug a tree, as part of an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the most people hugging trees simultaneously at the Hoyt Arboretum in Portland, Oregon. Brittany Greeson/The Oregonian

We're number one.

Portland's status as the world's preeminent tree-hugging destination is now official.

, the collector and officiant of records big and small, recognized Portland's 2013 summer tree hugging event as a world record.

Last July, 936 people simultaneously hugged a tree at Portland's Washington Park for one minute.

The July 20th event, put on by the

,

, and

, shattered the previous record of 720 tree-huggers. The United Kingdom

, set in 2011.

It can take months for Guinness to confirm a record, even then, records often switch hands multiple times during the course of several years.

Scotland

just a few months after last summer's event but fell short.

Did you miss the event last year and feel like hugging a big old tree? Don't fret.

Portland will look to build on its record on July 12, according to the Bureau of Environmental Services' website.

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