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, […]
An artwork of Meg-as-Canopy by Indian canopy ecology student, M. Paramesh, marks a successful visit to work on India’s critical forest conservation.
An article in DNA India about the launch of Krishnamurthy’s new book, The Fragile Forest: Inside Brazilian Amazonia (which includes a chapter written by Meg Lowman): The Amazon rain forest is contrary to the way it was represented in Hollywood movie Anaconda. If explorer, writer and photographer Bhaskar D Krishnamurthy is to be believed, it […]
From technicianonline.com: As part of the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences’ monthly “Science Cafe,” Meg Lowman discussed the hard facts of the state of the world’s rainforests Tuesday at Tir Na Nog in Raleigh. Lowman, director of the museum’s Nature Research Center and research professor of natural sciences at N.C. State, said the talk centered […]
From technicianonline.com: As part of the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences’ monthly “Science Cafe,” Meg Lowman discussed the hard facts of the state of the world’s rainforests Tuesday at Tir Na Nog in Raleigh. Lowman, director of the museum’s Nature Research Center and research professor of natural sciences at N.C. State, said the talk centered […]
Brian Malow (science comedian) and Canopymeg (geek scientist), speakers at ScienceOnline 2011!
How do you explain the extraordinary and secret world of rain forest biodiversity to students who have never seen a rain forest? Perhaps we start here at home… Citizen science is the process of engaging citizens to collect data and learn how science works. To learn more about biodiversity, students of Rob Dunn at NCSU […]
Science Café: Rain Forests – Going, Going, Gone? Date: Jan. 18, 6:30–8:30 pm with discussions beginning at 7 pm followed by Q&A Location: Tir Na Nog, 218 South Blount Street, Raleigh, 919.833.7795 Fee: Free RSVP: 919.733.7450×531 or email: katey.ahmann@ncdenr.gov Every child grows up with a sense of awe about tropical forests — extraordinary creatures including […]
Montana Sewell and recent Rolex finalist, Zander Srodes, have created this wonderful activity book on freshwater turtles. You can download for educational or personal use from here: Freshwater Turtle Adventure Activity Book (PDF)
Dr. Lowman will be speaking at the Bethlehem United Holy Church in Durham, NC on Martin Luther King Day (1/17/2011). Details are in the flyer below.
