Kelly, a student at Hidden Valley Elementary School writes in with some questions for her Amazon Rainforest report. Below are the questions and answers: Dr. Margret D. Lowman, sometimes called CanopyMeg, is a Rainforest Canopy Expert and Director of Environmental Initiatives at New College in Florida. She has been venturing through rainforest’s canopies for over […]
A TREE Foundation fan has submitted a wonderful video about the importance of urban trees — Enjoy this from Aida Gomz! warum? from aïdagomz on
Gordon, age 13, writes in with questions about rainforest cutting for an I-search report at school. Below are Gordon’s questions and Meg’s answers. 1. What kind of medicines were found in the rainforest? Over half of our medicines had their origin in tropical plants, mostly from rain forests. There are so many including Cats Claw […]
6th Grader Hakim writes: I’ve been reading a book about you that is amazing and your experience in the forest. I have a question about it and it is why does climbing trees and studying plants and animals amaze you? I have this question because climbing trees and studying plants and animals does not amaze […]
Below are comments received in response to Worku Mulat’s blog post “From a remote village to Bill Gates neighborhood“: Yohannes writes: First and foremost I
Tefere Gebre, born in Debre Tabor, thanks Dr. Lowman for her blog posts about Ethiopia. It gives him much hope for Ethiopia’s future well-being. Tefere Gebre writes: I was born in Debre Tabor. I now live in San Diego, CA. I left DT when I was 14 years old. Reading your blog post was one […]
Author, Mary Lowd, fondly recognizes CanopyMeg’s book, “Life in the Treetops,” as an inspiration for her science-fiction story. Ms. Lowd had been researching information about trees and forests when she discovered CanopyMeg’s amazing story about life as a woman scientist in Australia in “the Nineteen Seventies.” The story Ms. Lowd ended up writing is called, […]
Heather writes in to say what advice she learned from the trees after hearing Dr. Lowman’s award speech at World of Difference award night: All I know was learned by observing trees: 1.stand tall and proud 2. Sink your roots into the earth 3. Be content with natural beauty 4. Go out on a limb! […]
Magda from the University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm, Sweden writes: I found out about you and your adventures while doing research for my master thesis project which can be described as an alternative world guide book but in the form of a game. The project/game encourage travellers to explore other things […]
Below is feedback Dr. Lowman has received regarding her column in the Herald-Tribune: A science mom’s priorities. Some of the feedback will be followed by Dr. Lowman’s responses. Judy writes: Thank you, thank you, thank you for speaking your truth in today’s Herald Tribune. Thank you for emphasizing the critical issues facing our country. Thank you […]
