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Life Among the Trees - A Google Science Fair 2014 Hangout On Air with Dr. Meg Lowman - YouTube

The Wall Street Journal calls her "Einstein of the Treetops." National Geographic calls her "the real-life Lorax." She's known as "Canopymeg" for all the tim...
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Using a Steadycam to get Smooth Shots in the Canopy: Behind the Scenes footage - YouTube

I'm in the rainforest and I've brought with me a small steady cam - the XCAM Sabre II. I wanted to show you how smooth and dynamic the shots can be. If you'r...
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More tips on how to be a film maker in the rainforest. Thanks #untamedscience

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Canopy Meg's Citizen Science Expedition uses iNaturalist to capture data on Amazon Biodiversity! (Cal Academy)

Canopy Meg's Citizen Science Expedition uses iNaturalist to capture data on Amazon Biodiversity! (Cal Academy) | RAINFOREST EXPLORER | Scoop.it

A general record of the fauna and flora observed by Dr. Meg Lowman's 2014 Citizen Science Expedition participants while in the Yanamono, Shimigay, Sucusari, and CONAPAC Biological Reserves.

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Are you using iNaturalist?  If not, you need to check it out - starting with the Amazon project started by Dr. Meg Lowman and the participants of her 2014 Citizen Science Expedition 

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World's Largest Rainforest Canopy Walkway - Virtual Tour - YouTube

This is a 20 minute nearly one take walkthrough of the rainforest canopy. If you have the time, this is really a fun way to virtually transport yourself to t...
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Great video footage of one of our Amazon Rainforest Workshops study sites:  The canopy walkway at the Amazon Conservatory for Tropical Studies (ACTS) in Loreto Peru.  This was shot during a citizen science workshop we helped to coordiante for Dr. Meg Lowam from the California Academy of Sciences in July of 2014.

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