When The Habitat’s canopy walkway was under construction in 2015, co-founders Harry and Reza Cockrell reached out to international canopy scientist, Dr. Meg Lowman, one of the world’s first arbornauts (treetop explorers) for advice on making research and education a central pillar of their fledgling ecotourism venture. Lowman had pioneered construction of canopy walkways around the world, through her Florida-based NGO called TREE Foundation which shares designs and educational information to create walkways in diverse forests.