Methods in Forest Canopy Research by Margaret D. Lowman, Timothy D. Schowalter, and Jerry F. Franklin is now available for purchase! Order Online at ucpress.edu and for a 20% discount use source code 12M0402 (Discount only available on books shipped to North America, South America, Australia, and
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Sergey G. Ermilov1, Neville N. Winchester, Margaret M. Lowman & Alemayehu Wassie 2012. Two new species of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) from Ethiopia, including a key to species of Pilobatella. Systematic & Applied Acarology 17(3): 000–000. Abstract: Two new oribatid mite species, Austrocarabodes (Uluguroides) kluttzi Ermilov, Winchester,
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TREE Foundation teacher intern DC Randle offered Wildlife Conservation and Management trainings to the naturalists guides of Explorama Tours July 1 – 3, 2012 at Ceiba Tops Resort near Iquitos, Peru. The trainings were sponsored by the TREE Foundation and scheduled prior to the NC Museum Citizen
Read more →On July 30, Dr. Meg Lowman was the distinguished speaker at the Marine Conservation Seminar Series 2012. The full video of the talk is available here. From www.nicholas.duke.edu/marinelab: The Duke Marine Lab integrated marine conservation program teaches the principles of conservation and preservation of the coastal and
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Too simple to revolutionize fruit pickup? This recent invention is only a wooden press that forces trees to develop a narrow spot in the basis of the trunk. The tree grows during years 2 to 5 until it is ready for fruit collection. When loosening the press,
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Water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink! Amazon Amigos and the Peruvian non-profit, CONAPAC, continue its partnership by bringing clean drinking water to the Amazon rainforest basin in Peru. Since 2008 when the first water plant was built, CONAPAC, with help from donors around the
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Here is a wonderful video with Amharic translation, explaining our TREE conservation project in Ethiopia. Enjoy! Created by Feven Legesse Mulat from Texas. For more info about Dr. Lowman and TREE Foundation’s mission to help save the Church Forests of Ethiopia: https://treefoundation.org/projects/church-forests-of-ethiopia/
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From June 2012 Nature India: American tree top specialist Margaret Lowman, on a scholarship to India, is hoping to build canopy walkways here. Her aim: using ecotourism to boost conservation. Vijaysree Venkatraman chats up the canopy scientist nicknamed “Einstein of the Treetops“.
Read more →UDPATE (11/6/2012): Winners announced! The purpose of the award The award serves to promote the study of unexplored aspects of natural history of insect pests. Due to their success in the competition with humans, these insect groups are often condemned as harmful, while their remarkable qualities and
Read more →The NATURE RESEARCH CENTER in Raleigh, North Carolina, has the capability to connect to all 1.5 million K-12 students in the state, as well as to students around the world. For its Opening, the NRC conducted 2 global town halls, courtesy of Time Warner Cable. During these
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