In Hermosillo, officials have been turning to native trees to mitigate the city's urban heat problem. As part of a nationwide event across Mexico over the weekend, the state of Sonora added more plants to the fold.
The state said it added 1,000 native plants on Sunday to a more than 400 acre natural area it’s hoping to restore into a “green lung” for the capital of Hermosillo.
Sonora Gov. Alfonso Durazo emphasized the importance of focusing on native plants at the Sunday event.
“The trees we are going to plant know this land,” Durazo said. “This arid landscape makes us highly value trees. Each tree is a treasure in our state.”
Estamos transformando el Cerro de la Cementera y La Sauceda.
— Alfonso Durazo (@AlfonsoDurazo) August 10, 2026
Reforestaremos 210 hectáreas con miles de árboles nativos que nos ayudarán a construir nuevos espacios donde las familias podrán convivir y disfrutar de la naturaleza, como parte de un programa impulsado por la… pic.twitter.com/PLPMjngtu4
State officials said they will put in up to 13,000 native plants at the Cerro de la Cementera, which the state says will eventually also be outfitted with walking and biking trails and recreational areas.
The Hermosillo tree-planting day coincided with reforestation day events in states across Mexico. The goal of the national reforestation project, headed by Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, is to plant 6.6 million trees and plants throughout the country.
