ATC ‘22 ARBORPALOOZA: EXPLORING THE WIDE WORLD OF TREES
Keynote Address: The Arbornaut - A Life Discovering the Eighth Continent in the Trees Above Us Monday, October 3, 2022 | 8:30 am to 9:30 am (1 CEU) Presenter: Dr. Margaret “Canopymeg” Lowman Location: Bay 2 - 4
Author Margaret Lowman shares stories about her geek-childhood as a collector of wild flowers, bird nests, snake skins and other nature collectibles, which led her to being one of the world’s first arbornauts. Whereas astronauts explore out - er space, arbornauts investigate the treetops, where she and others have found that over 50% of the world’s land-based creatures live. Unfortunately, scientists have classified less than 10% of that biodiversity, so her stories inspire us to think about the urgency of forest conservation, and direct actions to save big trees and ultimately, keep our planet healthy. Lowman will discuss her exploration of forest canopies in many countries and provide hope for ways we can all work toward tree conservation. After 45 years exploring the treetops, Lowman now concentrates on saving these forests. In this talk, she describes her new program to save big trees and ultimately, keep our planet healthy. By building canopy walkways and training indigenous people as ecotourism operators, her newest program, Mission Green, aims to not only conserve these critical forests but also provide sustainable income to local communities within these forests via treetop walks.
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