The arbornaut a life discovering the eighth continent in the trees above us

As a graduate student exploring the rain forests of Australia, Lowman sewed a harness from an old seat belt, gathered hundreds of feet of rope, and found a tool belt for her pencils and rulers. Up she went, into the trees, in order to be a better monitor. Over the years she planned one of the first...

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Main Author: Lowman, Margaret (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021.
Edition: First edition.
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Summary: As a graduate student exploring the rain forests of Australia, Lowman sewed a harness from an old seat belt, gathered hundreds of feet of rope, and found a tool belt for her pencils and rulers. Up she went, into the trees, in order to be a better monitor. Over the years she planned one of the first treetop walkways, and helped create more of these bridges through the eighth continent all over the world. Here she launches us into the life and work of an ecologist and conservationist, and offers hope, specific plans, and recommendations for actions that will make an immediate and lasting impact against climate change. -- adapted from jacket.
Item Description: Includes index.
Physical Description: xi, 350 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
ISBN: 9780374162696
0374162697
Author Notes: Meg Lowman , PhD, aka "CanopyMeg," is an American biologist, educator, ecologist, writer, editor, and public speaker. She is the executive director of the TREE Foundation and a professor at the National University of Singapore, Arizona State University, and Universiti Sains Malaysia. Nicknamed the "real-life Lorax" by National Geographic and "Einstein of the treetops" by The Wall Street Journal , Lowman pioneered the science of canopy ecology. Her motto is "no child left indoors." She travels extensively for research, outreach, and speaking engagements for audiences large and small.