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Nalini Nadkarni, a tree canopy ecologist, has spent four decades dangling among the branches to study how forests inform our daily lives. Climb in the clouds to experience the magnificent wildlife and incredible science in the vast, hidden worlds suspended above our heads. She is a National Geographic Explorer At Large, with the highest distinction within the organization. She pioneered canopy access techniques to study the plants, animals, and microbes that live in the treetops.

Nalini is currently a professor at the University of Utah.

December 8 at the Eccles Center Park City.