Rebecca E. Hirsch—150,000 Trees: Growing a Memorial for 9/11's Flight 93 (opens in new tab)

Flight 93’s 9/11 crash further scarred Pennsylvania land blighted by decades of mining. To honor the 40 passengers and crew who gave their lives to prevent the plane’s crash into its likely Washington DC target, their families, area residents, and others focused on healing and growth. They planted a forest. In _150000 Trees: Growing a Memorial for 9/11’s Flight 93,_ Rebecca Hirsch tells their story.