Vanessa Wassenar has been named the new president of TREE Foundation’s Board of Directors. Vanessa has been an active member of the board for several years; her three-year term began January 1, 2024. Vanessa will work closely with Executive Director Meg Lowman to guide the board in
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The TREE Foundation of Sarasota has added two new board members: recently retired pediatrician/neonatologist Dr. Robert Beck of Fairfax, Virginia, and EarthJustice legal recruiter Carmela French of Washington, DC. TREE Foundation, an international non-profit organization based in Sarasota, is dedicated to tree and forest research, exploration, education,
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Meg Lowman Brings Global Expertise to Environmental Nonprofit Based in India TREE Foundation Executive Director Meg Lowman has been elected to the board of trustees for ATREE-USA, the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, an international nonprofit based in Bangalore, India. ATREE is
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TREE Foundation Exec Director Dr. Meg Lowman in Q&A about Tipping Points for the Earth and Whether the Coronavirus Reprieve for Nature Will Last Billionaire Magazine, a quarterly print magazine for high net worth influencers and leaders, recently selected global forest champion “CanopyMeg” — Dr. Meg Lowman,
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June 4, 2020 / Sarasota, FL — The TREE Foundation has hired three summer research interns from Williams College. The three interns have received scholarships from the college to enable them to take internships with TREE to work virtually on a variety of research projects for the
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The Sarasota Film Festival is showcasing “A Woman Who Climbs Trees,” a documentary about Sarasota forest champion Dr. Meg Lowman (aka Canopy Meg) as an official selection for viewing during its 2020 Virtual Sarasota Film Fest, which runs through May 10. Directed by 2017 Ringling College of
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Dr. Margaret Lowman, known world-wide as “Canopy Meg” for her tireless efforts to save global forests, and the visionary behind the creation of the canopy walkway in Florida’s Myakka River State Park, has been selected by the National University of Singapore as the institution’s first-ever female Visiting
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Press Release on November 18, 2016 from Scoop Independent News: Canopy Meg, the world’s first Arbornaut, heads to New Zealand to talk about conservation Meg Lowman, aka Canopy Meg, is a pioneer in the field of forest canopy science. National Geographic nicknamed her “a real-life Lorax” and
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(Originally posted on calacademy.org on 11/18/2013:) SAN FRANCISCO (November 18, 2013) – The California Academy of Sciences is pleased to announce that Dr. Meg Lowman will join the institution on January 6, 2014 as its inaugural Chief of Science and Sustainability. In this role, Lowman will be
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TREE partner Young Voices for the Planet is launching their video in Raleigh NC on October13. YVP is headed up by famous children’s environmental author. TREE’s executive director, Meg Lowman, serves on the YVP board of directors. Press Release: Eco-Author Lynne Cherry Launches Young Voices for the
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