Article from California Academy of Sciences: Science Today which mentions Dr. Meg Lowman’s work with eucalyptus trees. Over one hundred years ago, Eucalyptus trees were planted around the world. Native to Australia, these trees are hardy, and able to take root almost everywhere. Planted for fuel and timber, they have today become one of the […]
When I took office, only high energy physicists had ever heard of what is called the Worldwide Web … Now even my cat has its own page. — Former President Bill Clinton Much of my global forest conservation work takes me to remote parts of the planet, including India. The culture of India is vibrant, […]
In the San Francisco Business Times‘ May 2, 2014 issue, Dr. Meg Lowman made the list of the most Influential Women in Bay Area Business. Dr. Meg Lowman Chief of science and sustainability, California Academy of Sciences Education: B.A., biology cum laude, M.A., Williams College; M.Sc., ecology, University of Aberdeen, Scotland; Ph.D., botany, University of […]
Most children have a bug period. — E.O. Wilson, Harvard entomologist and biodiversity expert I love insects, which is probably why I became a scientist focusing on these extraordinary critters and their relation to plants in the forest canopy. But insects also love me. Working in Ethiopia recently proved no exception. After one short hour […]
Lea Shell interviews Dr. Meg Lowman for Your Wild Life. Dr. Lowman describes her wonderfully supportive parents, how her childhood tree forts inspired her to do research in the tree canopy, and how her sons continue to inspire her today. To read the interview in its entirety, head over to yourwildlife.org
This episode of the Confluence Interview series features Dr. Meg Lowman being interviewed by Dr. Marcy Lowenstein. The QBIC Program launches Episode 6 of the Confluence Interview series. Confluence: Where life and science meet, is an interview series where scientists from around the country discuss the intersection of their technical work and their life experiences […]
The nation behaves well if it treats natural resources as assets which it must turn over to the next generation increased and not impaired in value. … Conservation means development as much as it does protection. — Theodore Roosevelt While some countries are struggling to get electricity, others are trying desperately to turn off the […]
Delegates for the Canopy Symposium in Taipei, Taiwan, to launch the official emergence of this discipline in this Pacific Rim country!
Article from the online edition of Beloit Daily News: All of the action is at the top, at least in a forest. That’s what conservation biologist Dr. Margaret Lowman, known as “Canopy Meg,” told guests at the Roy Chapman Andrews Society 2014 Distinguished Explorer Award Presentation held at Beloit College’s Eaton Chapel on Friday afternoon. […]
Students at Casey Middle School in New York State just read The Most Beautiful Roof in the World: Exploring the Rainforest Canopy for their science class, and they learned all about canopy ecology!
