Anna Santos de Dios traveled to Samoa to visit the Canopy Walk at the western end of Savai’i after being inspired by Canopy Meg’s presentation at the NatGeo Nights and her enthusiasm for the canopy environment. Read more about designing this walkway in the book, It’s a
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“If you see a forest in Ethiopia, you know there is very likely to be a church in the middle,” writes Alison Abbott in Nature. “…These small but fertile oases — which number around 35,000 and are dotted across the country — are some of the last
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“The TREE Foundation deeply regrets the passing of our beloved Board President, Gerri Aaron, but also celebrates her life and legacy. Thanks to Gerri (aka, our Mother Nature) forest research and exploration is more vibrant than ever, and education about trees is thriving. Gerri’s legacy is both
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Article from www.nature.com: Ecologists are working with the nation’s Tewahedo churches to preserve these pockets of lush, wild habitat. If you see a forest in Ethiopia, you know there is very likely to be a church in the middle, says Alemayehu Wassie. Wassie, a forest ecologist, has
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Article from nationalgeographic.com and written by Alejandra Borunda: …At an academic conference in Mexico, Wassie met Meg Lowman, an American biologist whose interest was piqued by a presentation Wassie made about the church forests. Lowman invited Wassie to visit her lab to talk more about the project.
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This innovative young lady managed to raise enough funds for half of a gate for an Ethiopian church forest. We are so grateful!
Please join her in helping us to fund the highest-biodiversity forests of Ethiopia, to serve as a “Noah’s Ark” for future landscape restoration in this emerging country that does not have adequate internal funds for science or conservation. Use the DONATE button to make a gift — a lifelong legacy saving the biodiversity of an entire country.
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WHAT: Nat Geo Nights: From the Canopy WHEN: September 20, 2018, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM WHERE: National Geographic Campus, 1600 M. St. NW, Washington, DC 20036 (Map) COST: $20 From Costa Rica to Madagascar to the Pacific Northwest, National Geographic Explorers Kevin McLean, Meg Lowman, Peter
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Documentary underway by Ringling School of Art and Design film student and award winner, Puja Kolluru. Watch for it!! A Woman Who Climbs Trees: Meg Lowman from Puja Kolluru on Vimeo. “This is a story about a woman so passionate about becoming a scientist nothing in life could
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