In 1999, Dr. Lowman with local philanthropists raised $50,000 to fund 24 students to undertake an expedition to the Amazon. This life-changing experience was offered as a scholarship to young people from the Sarasota County Girls Incorporated and the Sarasota plus NorthPort Boys and Girls Clubs. The high schoolers participated in canopy research on the […]
French Guiana with the Canopy Raft – an international canopy expedition in 1996.
In 1994, Dr. Lowman was the chief scientist in the canopy of the rain forests of Belize. Working at Blue Creek, she studied the herbivory (translation: plant-insect relationships) with over one million students as part of the Jason Project in Education. This expedition was initiated by Bob Ballard, founder of the Titanic, to “take” students […]
Canopymeg was part of the Radeau des Cimes expeditions, whereby some 50 international canopy scientists partner and utilize hot air balloons and a canopy raft to study the treetops. In 1991, Dr. Lowman worked in the canopies of the lowland tropical rain forests of Cameroon, Africa, studying herbivory and working afterwards on conservation iniatitives for […]
