It’s a Jungle Up There: More Tales from the Treetops

Contents\nForeword\nPreface\nAcknowledgments\nIntroduction\n1. Why Canopies Are Exciting\n2. Canopies for Conservation: Climbing in Samoa\n3. Indoor Canopies: From Baseball to Biosphere 2\n4. Orchid Farming in Africa: Creating Sustainable Canopies\n5. An Emmy Award for the Treetops: Ballooning in French Guiana\n6. Canopy Walkways: Highways in the Florida Sky\n7. Of Tarantulas, Teenagers, and Turkey Basters: Distance Learning from the Treetops of Peru\n8. International Powwows: The Indian Connection\n9. Colorful Bodies: Home to the Black Waters of the Amazon\n10. Down from the Treetops: Life in the Padded Chair\n11. Billions of Needles: Calculating the Consumption of Conifers\n12. Downsizing 101: Dynamics of the Family Ecosystem\n13. Coming Full Circle: Linking the Green and Brown Food Webs\n14. Global Citizens: An Environmental Ethic for Families\nAppendix\nGlossary\nSelected Bibliography\nIndex