Gorgeous Photos of the Redwood Sky Walk
Photo courtesy of Scott Baker Scott Baker, founder of Tree Solutions, a tree consulting company in the Pacific Northwest, shared these fabulous photographs he captured
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Conserving Forests, Empowering Women Topic of International Canopy Conference Presentation by Meg Lowman
TREE Foundation Executive Director and Mission Green founder Meg Lowman gave a virtual keynote talk during the 8th International Canopy Conference held October 15-19, 2023, in Xishuangbanna, China.
Vermont Canopy Walkway Installs First Mission Green Plaque
TREE Foundation’s Mission Green initiative awarded its first recognition of a canopy walkway to the Vermont Institute of Natural Science’s new walkway in Quechee, Vermont.
Canopy Walkway Sited in Mozambique Gorongosa National Park
TREE continues to support efforts for a canopy walkway in Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park. Our contact for this potential walkway is American philanthropist and businessman
Brazil Pledges to End Amazon Rainforest Deforestation by 2030
In June, Brazil President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva spoke at the international event Global Citizen’s Power Our Planet (held in Paris). He spoke passionately about
Trees Can Help Reduce Effects of Climate Change
“As the planet gets warmer, trees are one of the immediate solutions to climate change …” — that’s Meg Lowman quoted in this in-depth article by Edible
Meg Lowman Awarded The Explorers Medal
Meg Lowman, Executive Director of the TREE Foundation and founder of Mission Green, has been awarded The Explorers Medal for 2023 from The Explorers Club, a multidisciplinary, professional society dedicated to the advancement of field research, scientific exploration and resource conservation.
10 Ways Canopy Walkways Help Save the Planet
1) CLEANING THE ATMOSPHERE: Canopy walkways are typically constructed in heavily forested areas populated with mature trees. Trees, especially fully-grown mature trees, are literally the
Lowman to Lead EcoTeach Tour of Amazon Rainforest
TREE Foundation Executive Director Meg Lowman and TREE board member DC Randle are leading a weeklong excursion to Peru in July 2023! The trip will
Penang Hill Walkway Designated as UNESCO Biosphere Reserve!
In September 2021, the UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme officially recognized the Habitat at Penang Hill as a biodiversity hotspot and biosphere reserve. The canopy walkway at Penang Hill was completed in 2017 as part of an effort to protect the 130-million-year-old Malaysian deciduous rainforest all around Penang.
Jared Farmer on what the world will lose if ancient trees die out
Bravo to Jared Farmer, Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History at University of Pennsylvania, for his insightful and passionate call for “perdurance” in his October
International Forest Conservationist Harry Cockrell Joins MISSION GREEN Scientific Advisory Board
International environmental advocate and businessman Harry Cockrell has joined the TREE Foundation’s MISSION GREEN Scientific Advisory Board. Mr. Cockrell is the Chairman of The Habitat Foundation,
Help MISSION GREEN Raise $25K in Matching Funds by Dec 31
Big News! TREE Foundation’s Mission Green initiative has received a matching funds pledge for $25,000 from Sherri Manning and Brady Johns! Meg met Sherri and
Hope Dignity and Health for Trees Planet & People
Mission Green founder and TREE Foundation Executive Director Dr. Margaret Lowman was interviewed by science journalist Amy Lewis for WORLD magazine. Dr. Lowman speaks to a vision “for canopy walkways to encourage stewardship through ecotourism, fostering wonder and excitement for forests.”
Record Rates of Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon
A recent TIME article sheds light on the rapid deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon in the first six months of 2022. From satellite imagery, scientists have discovered 1,500 square miles of forest lost between January and June of this year. This deforestation rate breaks all existing records and therefore is uniquely alarming.