From The Sentinel Cumberlink: CHAMBERSBURG — Meg Lowman, a pioneer of the science of tree canopy ecology, will be the guest speaker at the 144th annual Wilson College commencement ceremony at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, May 18. Lowman has championed forest conservation around the world. She has designed hot air balloons and walkways for treetop exploration […]
Original press release from California Academy of Sciences: Travel to a virtual archipelago and take an online hike across mysterious islands to learn about the nature and future of life on our planet. SAN FRANCISCO (January 28, 2014) — Science education is at the core of the California Academy of Sciences’ mission—and now it’s also […]
Dr. Lowman’s latest Nature’s Secrets column in newsobserver.com: Young people will not only inherit the wonders and beauty of Mother Nature, but also the challenges that require solutions. No doubt, they will excel at solving such problems – and at the same time, retain an appreciation of the incredible natural systems that support life on […]
Dr. Lowman’s latest Nature’s Secrets column in huffingtonpost: When baby boomers think back to their childhoods, they can probably recall a treehouse, a Boy/Girl Scout camping trip, family picnics, or a passion for fishing, hunting or horse riding. Now we need to bring back that halcyon childhood pastime of letting our kids (and grandkids) get […]
Editorial from newsobserver.com: Perhaps it was only a matter of time until Meg Lowman left Raleigh for career advancement. Still, it’s hard to see the former director of the Nature Research Center, at the state Museum of Natural Sciences, depart for California. Lowman, a biologist with a national reputation, carried good-naturedly the nickname “Canopy Meg” […]
Dr. Lowman’s latest Nature’s Secrets column in newsobserver.com: Though Americans represent 5 percent of the world’s population, we use 30 percent of the planet’s resources – and our consumption has doubled in the last 50 years. What happens to finite supplies of fresh water, oil and soil as billions of people in India and China […]
Dr. Lowman’s latest Nature’s Secrets column in newsobserver.com: Every autumn, many millions of birds migrate from northern breeding grounds to equatorial locations. This annual flight is not only extraordinary in terms of time and energy but also raises questions about the physiological issue of sleep for birds. Some birds migrate long distances, and others only […]
Dr. Lowman’s latest Nature’s Secrets column in newsobserver.com: The year 2013 marks the 100th birthday of the British Ecological Society, so the International Congress of Ecology recently met in London to mark this auspicious occasion. Like many scientific professionals, ecologists reluctantly come away from their field sites or computer screens to exchange expertise on new […]
Dr. Lowman’s latest Nature’s Secrets column in newsobserver.com: There are a few awe-inspiring events hosted by Mother Nature that every child deserves to see – snow falling, sunset on a beach, birds flying, lightning … and fall foliage. The miracle of fall foliage is a special punctuation mark in the seasonal story of trees. Throughout […]
Dr. Lowman speaks to the Tarboro Woman’s Club about preserving the tropical forests of Ethiopia and encouraging girls to become scientists. From The Tarboro Daily Southerner: TARBORO — The woman who discovered treetop canopy ecology, Dr. Meg Lowman, spoke to the Tarboro Woman’s Club at their meeting at The Fountains at the Albemarle Wednesday afternoon. […]
