From technicianonline.com: Although many people may avoid or kill bugs during any other time of the year, more than 30,000 people swarmed the Museum of Natural Sciences, Jones Street and Edenton Street, drawn by meal worms, crickets and praying mantises this past weekend. BugFest, the museum’s largest annual event of the year, attracted its biggest […]
To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug. — Helen Keller Twenty-eight citizen scientists from Florida, North Carolina and several other states traveled to the Amazon jungle for eight days in July. Mission: to document defoliation in the canopy for science, and to […]
From the NRC: The inaugural Teen Science Café starts off with a presentation from Nature Research Center director “Canopy” Meg Lowman, a pioneer of tree-top exploration and conservation. In “Going, Going, Gone?” Lowman will discuss the state of Earth’s rainforests, what teens can do to help conserve them, and methods scientists use to delve into […]
From NRC: Reigning BugFest Critter Cook-off Champ, Chef Michael Lee of Sono, returns to defend his title against Jibarra’s Chef Oscar Diaz RALEIGH — Japanese and Mexican bug-inspired cuisines take center stage at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences’ annual BugFest Critter Cook-off on Friday, September 14, at 11 a.m. in the first floor Treasures […]
From alumniblog.ncsu.edu: Lowman, or “Canopy Meg,” as she is known for her work researching the canopies of rain forests, is also the subject of the cover story in the spring issue of NC State magazine. The story looks at Lowman’s journey from the rain forests of Australia to the gleaming new interactive science center in […]
From WRAL.com: The N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences’ new wing, the Nature Research Center, is perfect for older kids. And it will begin offering a new program for them this Friday with its first Teen Science Cafe. The free event begins at 6 p.m., Friday, in the Daily Planet Cafe in the Nature Research Center. […]
Dr. Lowman’s latest Nature’s Secrets column in newsobserver.com: Twenty-eight citizen scientists from the North Carolina Nature Research Center traveled to the Amazon jungle for eight days in July. Mission: to document defoliation in the canopy for science, and to contribute knowledge of insect biodiversity for conservation. But the overarching, and unexpected, benefit was the inspiration […]
Dr. Lowman’s latest Nature’s Secrets column in newsobserver.com: What would we do without trees? They grow while we sleep, and effortlessly provide us with many services essential for life on our planet – from oxygen production to providing food, building materials, medicines and shade. Scientists and educators of the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences and […]
Future Scientist Sara Martin preparing her skills to join Canopy Meg in the Amazon forest canopy someday!
The NRC Citizen Science expedition to the Amazon Rain Forest took place during the summer of 2012. Below you will find a list of the wonderfully detailed posts from the trip on Lowman’s Leaf Lovers Club blog: We are getting ready for our first NRC Citizen Science trip to the field Posted on July 1, […]
