Who: Residents and visitors interested in nature

What: Fun canopy demos, posters, Myakka Walkway, and Tardigrades!

Where: Venice Area Audubon Society Center Annex Road behind the Robert L. Anderson Building Venice Court House at 4002 South Tamiami Trail (Rte. 41)

When: Saturday April 14th 2007

Time: 10:00 am to 3:00 pm

Why: Nature is Fun!

Fostering care for the environment, the natural world, and those with whom we share this planet.

Saturday, Feburary 10th

10 - 11 am

Speaker: Dr. Meg Lowman and Students

New College of Florida Dept. of Environmental Initiatives

Topic: Ecology of Sarasota County - Critical Science Unstudied

Chapel of the Arts First United Methodist Chuch 104 S. Pineapple Ave Sarasota

Who: Anyone who wants to celebrate a zest for life!

What: TREE Booth and Out on a Limb Exhibit

When: Sunday March 31st 2007

Time: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm

Where: Palmer Ranch at the intersection of Clark and Sawyer Loop Raods

Why: Food Court, Arts & Crafts Exhibits, Healthy Lifestyle Section, and Drawings for Prizes

Sponsered by: Sarasota YMCA

Who: Anyone who likes art

What: Arts Festival Hands On Activites

Where: Downtown Sarasota

When: January 14, 2007

Time: 10am - 5pm Rain or Shine

Dr. Meg Lowman will speak at Venice High School on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2007 at 7 PM. The talk is open to the public. $5 for adults and $2 for students. Proceeds will go to the Venice High School Zoology Club Conservation Project.

More Info

Article in Herald-Tribune

Meg Lowman will be speaking on “It’s a Jungle Up There: More Tales From the Treetops” at Evening Tide Talks at The Florida Aquarium on Jan. 31, 2007.

Complimentary Reception 5:45 PM and Featured Presentation Begins 6:15 PM. Entry is through The Florida Aquarium’s Business entrance.

For more information and to R.S.V.P call: 813-273-4568

Click here to view printable flyer

Come see the TREE Foundation at the Sarasota Reading Festival!

• Saturday November 4th, 2006
• Five Points Park Sarasota Florida
• 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
• Free Admission

Info on Sarasota Reading Festival

AMAZON RAINFOREST WORKSHOP

DEPARTURE DATE: JUNE 25, 2007
Group Leader – DR. MEG LOWMAN

Unique, active, and fun! This expedition is an eye-opening introduction to the environmental and cultural aspects of the Amazon Rainforest and river system. The program is a Third World experience that is safe, comfortable, and accessible. The itinerary offers travelers a window on scientific discovery. Intercultural interactions are coordinated to be engaging and meaningful during the Amazon Library visit, Culture & Craft Fair, and Village Service Project.

PROGRAM FEATURES
You’ll be immersed in field experiences at four rainforest lodge facilities in the Amazon basin of Northern Peru:

• Ascend over 115 feet on a 1/4-mile Rainforest Canopy Walkway, one of the few of its kind in the New World.
• Visit indigenous communities and contribute to the well being of people who live on the Amazon River.
• Identify the many ecosystem partnerships of one of the most biologically diverse environments on our earth
• Engage all of your senses to observe the unique flora and fauna of the Amazon Rainforest.
• Use hand lenses, binoculars, maps, taxonomic keys for identification, and simple field equipment with the help of
• Dr. Lowman and our experienced Naturalist Guides to learn about:
  • Insect Camouflage & Mimicry
  • Neotropical Butterflies
  • Rainforest Canopy Research
  • Rainforest Conservation
  • Neotropical Birds & Migration
  • Reptiles and Amphibians
  • Rainforest Ecosystem Comparisons
  • Amazon River System, Geology and Soils
  • Medicinal Plants
  • Orchids & Bromeliads

The 2007 land cost for this workshop is $1898 and the international flight roundtrip Lima ~ $750-$800.
Space is limited, so reserve your place early.
Contact: Dr. Frances Gatz, Environmental Expeditions, 9335 Fraser Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
Phone: 301-585-7027 or toll free at 1-800-669-6806

For More Information:
PDF Flyer
Travel2Learn

Sarasota County Communidons scgov.net ( 941.861 .SO00 1 N 19 Media Contact: Sarasota County Natural Resources, (941 ) 861 -6230

Enjoy a dusk nature walk of the Florida forest canopy. What’s happening? A nature walk led by Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies Dr. Margaret Lowman and New

College of Florida Conservation Biology students. When is it happening 4 p.m. Thursday, September 28 Where is it happening Myakka State Park located at 13207 SR 72 Sarasota, Florida 34241 (941) 361-651 1. Meet in the parking lot of the canopy walkway. Participants will have to pay the park fee for entry. Why is it happening

Join ecology students from New College for a dusk tour of the Florida forest canopy. They will share the biodiversity of the canopy with the community. Action for reader to take Space for this walk is limited to 50 participants, so call to reserve a spot. Participants should wear comfortable walking shoes that can get wet, a hat, sunscreen and bug repellent, and bring a camera, drinking water and binoculars. Families are welcome. Contact info For more information, contact the Sarasota County Call Center at (941) 861-5000 and ask for Natural Resources.

TREE Foundation and New College Environmental Studies Program are sponsoring two community lectures:

Co-sponsored by Dynamite Plant Food

1. September 21st at 5 PM
Chae Auditorium, Natural Sciences Building, New College Campus
A case study on coastal pollution in California
“All the Waters (and Everything in it) Run into the Sea”
Lecture Given by Dr. Adina Payton, Stanford University

2. October 12th at 5:00PM
Sudakoff Center, New College Campus
A case study on harmful algal bloom (HAB) outbreaks in North Carolina
“Emerging Linkages Between Nutrient Pollution and Harmful Algal Blooms”
Given by Dr. Joann Burkholder, North Carolina State U.