TREE Foundation Executive Director and Mission Green founder Meg Lowman gave a virtual keynote talk during the 8th International Canopy Conference held October 15-19, 2023, in Xishuangbanna, China. Meg’s talk was delivered during the Canopy Education sessions of the conference, and was focused on using Mission Green’s
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TREE Foundation’s Mission Green initiative awarded its first recognition of a canopy walkway to the Vermont Institute of Natural Science’s new walkway in Quechee, Vermont. TREE Foundation executive director Meg Lowman presented a Mission Green plaque to the Institute, which has now been installed along the walkway.
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Meg Lowman and TREE board member DC Randle took individuals and families on a week-long citizen science trip to Peru in July 2023. The trip began with an exploration of Lima before the group traveled deep into the Amazon to experience the rainforest. The journey was an
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The TREE Foundation welcomes Melanie Herrera as a Research Associate. Melanie is pursuing a Bachelor degree in Human Development and Family Studies and a minor in Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She is co-captain of the UNCG women’s soccer team and serves as
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This blog contributed by TREE Research Associate Snousha Glaude. What is the difference between conservation and afforestation? Afforestation is planting new trees. Whereas conservation is protecting and maintaining mature trees. But a tree is a tree, right? Not exactly. We often overlook how mature trees offer benefits
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In June, Brazil President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva spoke at the international event Global Citizen’s Power Our Planet (held in Paris). He spoke passionately about his goal as president to stop — full stop! — deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest by 2030. Such an ambitious —
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“As the planet gets warmer, trees are one of the immediate solutions to climate change … ” — that’s Meg Lowman quoted in this in-depth article by Edible Sarasota about forest conservation, Myakka River State Park, and what we can all do every day to save
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A treetop research facility in Barcelona was inspired by the work of TREE Foundation executive director Meg Lowman. Photo courtesy of inhabitat.com As part of the Masters in Advanced Ecological Buildings and Biocities (MAEBB) program at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) in Barcelona, students
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Unfortunately, in the face of climate change, forest fires happen more frequently than ever and are increasingly destructive to infrastructure, property, precious wildlife, and countless species of trees and plant life. Here are seven ideas for how you can help prevent forest fires. Be aware of any
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