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The Wishing Tree is no stranger to public interest and media coverage.

📰 Tucson.com / Arizona Daily Star

  1. https://tucson.com/opinion/column/article_9d6559fd-c897-4764-b7d5-acca965be6f3.html
    (Dec 2025 — Kathleen Bethel op-ed: "For thousands, Tucson's wishing tree can start something good")

  2. https://tucson.com/thisistucson/tucsonlife/how-winterhaven-s-wishing-tree-grew-out-of-a-th/article_13bf4f00-e0eb-11e7-915d-33596afb4493.html
    (Origin story: "How Winterhaven's Wishing Tree grew out of a 7th-grade science project")

  3. https://tucson.com/thisistucson/tucsonlife/article_182c2456-8086-11ed-af11-d70946a7f7e3.html
    (Dec 2024 — "The family behind Winterhaven's Wishing Tree has kept every wish from the last two decades")

  4. https://tucson.com/news/local/when-i-lose-faith-in-humanity-the-wishing-tree-reminds-me-there-s-always-hope/article_a525c38f-d738-55fe-8f40-a5c51eac635e.html
    (Dec 2024 — "When I lose faith in humanity, The Wishing Tree reminds me there's always hope")

  5. https://tucson.com/opinion/local/local-opinion-make-a-wish-and-write-your-own-new-story/article_efe4e616-59cd-11ec-a7f2-33a92a579986.html
    (Kathleen Bethel op-ed: "Make a wish and write your own new story")

  6. https://tucson.com/the-wishing-tree/image_418b267e-1dcf-57e6-83e4-e5ad7b71d36b.html
    (Photo feature on the Wishing Tree)

  7. https://tucson.com/opinion/local/kathleen-bethel/image_e07d8b84-b9da-11ec-8a5e-bb6eb09ed7b9.html
    (Kathleen Bethel author/opinion page)

  8. https://tucson.com/thisistucson/todo/article_6eb43c64-1c57-11ea-9584-5bf80920f3ce.html
    ("What you need to know about Winterhaven and why we love it")

🌵 This Is Tucson

  1. https://thisistucson.com/tucsonlife/how-winterhavens-wishing-tree-grew-out-of-a-7th-grade-science-project/article_13bf4f00-e0eb-11e7-915d-33596afb4493.html

  2. https://thisistucson.com/tucsonlife/the-family-behind-winterhavens-wishing-tree-has-kept-every-wish-from-the-last-two-decades/article_182c2456-8086-11ed-af11-d70946a7f7e3.html

  3. https://thisistucson.com/tucsonlife/winterhaven-tucson-holiday-tradition/article_7dd9e5ee-74c5-11ed-b104-2315193684c6.html

  4. https://thisistucson.com/todo/things-to-do-tucson/article_82b630f6-9df3-11ee-b46d-fb53bab4509b.html

📺 Local TV News

  1. https://www.kold.com/2020/09/22/isolation-inspiration-labyrinth-wishing-tree-brings-neighbors-closer-together/
    (KOLD News 13 — Tucson wishing tree community story)

📱 Social Media

  1. https://www.facebook.com/wishingtreetucson/
    (Official Wishing Tree Facebook page)

  2. https://www.instagram.com/wishingtreetucson/

  3. https://thewisihingtree.substack.com/

🗞️ Syndicated / Mirror

  1. https://saddlebagnotes.com/thisistucson/tucsonlife/how-winterhavens-wishing-tree-grew-out-of-a-7th-grade-science-project/article_45ccce46-5d10-11ec-b84d-9f158ccdcc48.html
    (Syndicated version of the origin story)