Discover the wonders of Florida’s forest canopy on Friday, December 26 during a nature walk at Myakka River State Park. Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies Dr. Meg Lowman and her family will teach you about the work of an ecologist and the study of living organisms
Read more →Dr. Meg Lowman is scheduled to speak at the 33rd ESA Annual Conference in Sydney, Australia on December 2nd. Additional information can be found at the ESA 08 website:
http://www.ecolsoc.org.au/conference/esa08/
Please save the date of February 4 for the Fedder Lecture series, co-sponsored by TREE Foundation and New College Foundation as part of their Hot Topics series.
“Charles Darwin at 200: Evolution & Evidenceâ€
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
7 PM at Sainer Art and Music Pavilion, New College Campus
5313 Bay
TREE Foundaton / New College of Florida sponsored lecture:
Natural Sciences Seminar: Dr. Soubadra Devy Lecture on The Ecology of the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot in India on Friday, November 14th, 2008
Friday, November 14th, 2008
3:30 PM Chae Auditorium, Heiser Bldg., New College – Western Campus (Campus Map)
Everyone is
Pine View Weevil Watchers: Class of 2007-2008
The Pine View Weevil Watchers continue a scientific field study at Myakka River State Park that began in January 2001.
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On September 18, 2008, Congress passed important “No Child Left Inside” legislation that will fund environmental education programs at a national level. As Vice President of the Ecological Society of America overseeing the portfolio of education and human resources, Dr. Lowman worked with the ESA policy staff
Read more →Video segment from SNN about the problem with invasive reptiles locally, with footage from the recent Invasive Reptile Workshop organized by Dr. Lowman here in Sarasota. TREE Foundation was a sponsor of the workshop and provided lunch for the scientists, educators, and students in attendance. Photos and
Read more →From Sarasota Herald-Tribune:
Rounding up invasive reptiles
By CATHY ZOLLO
The signs of an iguana takeover are scattered across Manasota Key.
They strip the fruit from the sea grape trees and chew the leaves. Gone are the little brown anole lizards — themselves an introduced species — that used to scurry
In 2007, Dr. Lowman was featured on the May 31st episode of A Gulf Coast Journal on PBS. Here is that segment:You can watch the full episode online here. From Google Video:
Treetop Traveler: Most of her career has been up in the air–and with good reason. Meg
ABC 7 News did a segment about Ricardo’s visit to Sarasota and the Earth Day festival in April 2008. (Read more)
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