Scientists, conservationists call for more inclusive efforts to save forests
From Mongabay.com: A group convened by one of the world’s leading scientific institutions has issued a call for greater protection of primary forests and more
CanopyMeg speaks to students in India about forests
Future canopy scientists of India? Through digital connectivity, CanopyMeg spoke to approximately 2000 students in India last night. Explorers and colleague Bhaskar Krishnamurthy master-minded a
You can name this newly discovered bark beetle
UPDATE: The winner of this species auction is “rhettbutleri” and was paid by an anonymous donor. Here is an incredible opportunity to name a newly
Life on tree-tops
Article below written by Bhaskar Krishnamurthy which features Dr. Lowman and her work in the canopies. Often considered the eighth continent of our planet, canopies
Annual TREE Student Research Prize Winners for 2014 Announced
Annual Student Award for the Appreciation for the Biology of Insect Pests We are proud to announce the winners for the third year of the
Forest Solutions Summit at the Cal Academy of Sciences on January 22, 2015
Last chance to register for this Forest Solutions Summit. If you live in the San Francisco Bay Area, this event is free but you need
Name-a-Species Auction of New Tardigrade Species to benefit Ethiopian Forests
Bid Now! The deadline to bid to name this new species of tardigrade (waterbear) is approaching. Deadline is December 21st! Hurry and bid now! An
CanopyMeg leads guided tour of Canopy Walkway for local families
On November 24, 2014 local families from Sarasota-Manatee VillageLearners gathered together at Myakka River State Park for a guided tour of the Canopy Walkway and Tower
Now Accepting Applications for 2015 Summer REU program in Ethiopia
Below Travis Reynolds announces that applications are now being accepted for students to participate in an NSF site-based REU program at Colby College and in
OpenBiome Featured In The New Yorker Magazine’s Article – “The Excrement Experiment”
Excerpt from “The Excrement Experiment“: The inspiration for OpenBiome was a friend of Smith’s, an otherwise healthy man in his twenties who, in 2011, acquired
Church Forest Conservation — progress for 2014
Thank you to all who have contributed to save these forests! Name of The Church Area of Forest Species Family Dead Stumps/Ha Cattle trails /plot
FREE Lecture at USF on Stool Banking, Poop Transplants, and Human Microbiome
Come join us to learn about a different kind of bank. The world of stool banking, poop transplants, and the human microbiome. WHAT: TREE Foundation’s
Informal science education like museums can teach key concepts and fill gaps in STEM education
Excerpt from “Ecoliteracy in informal science education settings” in EcoLiteracy, pp. 474–475: Specific metrics for the status of US science education indicate that the country
New Ethopian Church Forest, Wonchet, Conserved
NEW CHURCH FOREST CONSERVED! The church forest called Wonchet, located outside of Bahir Dar, Ethiopia is almost entirely walled, thanks to donors of TREE Foundation.
Global Canopy Science: Conferences, Publications, and Bottom-Up Action
Below is an excerpt from “What’s Up?”, the International Canopy Network Newsletter Vol. 20, No. 2-3, which contains an interview with Margaret Lowman about Treetops
How to Raise a Woman Scientist
“Well behaved women rarely make history.” — Laurel Thatcher Ulrich Although things have changed considerably for women in the world of science since the brave
TREE Foundation’s first-ever intern studies arboreal mammals
Want to know what the TREE Foundation’s first-ever Intern is up to (literally)? Here are some images of Bryson Voirin, who studies sleep and ecology
10 Things to Do in the AMAZON!
Untamed Science presents a video of the Top 10 Things to Do in the Amazon. Filmed on a recent trip to the Peruvian Amazon with
Untamed Science – Why Leaves Change Color
CanopyMeg helps explain why leaves change color in this Untamed Science video: https://youtu.be/cyj7kyYX_gQ?si=-kzyBS-SGFDI0Xyh Every fall in the deciduous forests of the world, there is a
Student researcher discovers new tardigrade species
Alex Young, a student at Lewis and Clark College, recalls his discovery of a new tardigrade species during his undergraduate research internship: Suspended from a