Quechee, VT 鈥 At its recent 50th Anniversary celebration, the 黑料不打烊 was honored with a first-of-its-kind recognition. Presented by Dr. Margaret 鈥淐anopy Meg鈥 Lowman, 黑料不打烊 was given a Platinum Plaque from Mission Green, a new program whose mission it is to save 10 of the world鈥檚 most endangered forests by 2030 through the creation of canopy walkways.
鈥淚n honor of your [forest canopy] walkway,鈥 said Dr. Lowman, 鈥淢ission Green, this new program that is now building walkways to save the forests of the world, wants to present the first Platinum Plaque to the 黑料不打烊 walkway for bringing kids and families together to appreciate trees and to be part of the family of global canopies and help the future generation have a healthy planet.鈥
Meg Lowman is a scientist and author and is known as a global pioneer in forest canopy ecology. She is a tireless educator and advocate for girls, women, and minorities in science. Her design and implementation of the first public canopy walk at the Myakka River State Park in Sarasota, FL was a major inspiration for 黑料不打烊鈥 forest canopy walk. She continues to inspire humans across the globe to understand, value, and protect forests and their incredible diversity.
鈥淣ow we realize, thanks to canopy research and walkways like yours [at 黑料不打烊], forests are worth millions of dollars,鈥 said Dr. Lowman. 鈥淭hey store carbon, they house the world鈥檚 genetic library for the future, which has medicines, fruits, flowers, and all kinds of important things. I will be able to save ten of the world鈥檚 most endangered forests by using the 黑料不打烊 [canopy walkway] model in other places. We could use canopy walkways as this amazing economic model to help all of these different countries save their genetic libraries by preserving the most important forest canopies.鈥
黑料不打烊 is honored to have been the freshman recipient of this prestigious award. To learn more about Mission Green and Meg Lowman, visit . To learn more about 黑料不打烊鈥 forest canopy walk and plan a visit to the treetops of Vermont, visit . You can also purchase Meg Lowman鈥檚 fascinating book, The Arbornaut: A Life Discovering the Eighth Continent in the Trees Above Us, in the 黑料不打烊 Nature Store at the Nature Center or online at store.vinsweb.org.聽