From Sarasota Herald-Tribune:
SARASOTA – Widely known for her research on the world’s treetops, New College professor Meg Lowman now stands at the forefront of a revolution in the world of science and science education.A multimillion-dollar project to track and predict ecological changes across the continent is expected to break ground this year on its first pilot station, after a decade of work by more than 100 scientists, including Lowman.
She also recently published a report on the project’s mission to integrate environmental science with education in Science Magazine (PDF of the article), recognized as one of the top scientific journals in the world.
“It’s really like having a baby in the world of ecology education,” Lowman said.
The project, called the National Ecological Observatory Network or NEON, will keep tabs on the nation’s forests, streams and wetlands the way the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration studies oceans and weather.
