The Much-Maligned Sloth

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Story on nhpr.org featuring Bryson Voirin, TREE’s student research associate: After a long, lazy, food-filled weekend, we turn to the sloth. It’s an animal. It’s an insult. And the namesake of one of the seven deadly sins. Those of us who’ve watched any animal TV programs probably

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Building a better tree house

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From Herald-Tribune: The beautiful Casey Key home of Henry and Susanne Rodriguez was the perfect setting for an intimate and fun party to celebrate the launch of the TREE Foundation, with president Gerri Aaron and executive director Dr. Meg Lowman. The dynamic duo shared their plans to

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Rounding up invasive reptiles

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From Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Rounding up invasive reptiles By CATHY ZOLLO The signs of an iguana takeover are scattered across Manasota Key. They strip the fruit from the sea grape trees and chew the leaves. Gone are the little brown anole lizards — themselves an introduced species —

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Face to face with Myakka’s branches

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From Tampabay.com: MYAKKA RIVER STATE PARK – Standing 80 feet above the subtropical forest floor, the swamps and hardwood hammocks don’t look quite so hot and buggy. Still sweating from the short hike and climb, two kids in tow, the gentle breeze makes me forget it’s the

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Ecologists Work to Link Kids with Nature

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From Newswise Science News: Now ecological scientists—well positioned because of their field of study—are stepping up to do their part in getting children back to nature. The Symposium “No child left indoors: Ecologists linking young people with nature” will be held during the joint meeting of ESA

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A Case Study of a Mom-Scientist: Canopy Meg

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From ScienceCareers.org: The decision to mesh motherhood with a nascent career as an environmental biologist wasn’t one that Margaret Dalzwell Lowman (AKA Canopy Meg) had the luxury of choosing. Rather, it was a lifestyle born out of necessity. Full Article

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