A Valentine’s Day adventure to the Outer Banks in search of Snow Geese.
Category: coasts
Searching for Snowy Owls Once Again
I ended 2014 and began 2015 in Maine, where temperatures shifted from the warm mid-forties to the bitterly cold single digits. Regardless of the weather however, Maine is always beautiful, and I was lucky enough to spend some time on the rocky coastline, searching for Snowy Owls.
A Pile of Rocks, an Avian Oasis
The pile of rocks didn’t look like much. Located where the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel changes from the above-ground bridge to a tunnel beneath the ocean, the rocks border the large channel that shipping and militaryContinue reading
Erika Zambello
coasts, conservation, environmental health, ESC, oceans, student life, students, travel, water
coasts, conservation, environmental health, ESC, oceans, student life, students, travel, water
A Boat Ride, Aldo Leopold, and My New Relationship with Ecology
We were flying. The water and waves beneath us were nothing but elements to speed us faster, and the shoreline quickly slipped away as our boat motor powered us forward. It was hard not toContinue reading
It’s Time to Stand Up for the Manatees
I have always loved manatees. When I was a kid, I left a zoo with a stuffed manatee that I still have in my old room at my parents’ house. Yet, it was years beforeContinue reading
Addicted to National Wildlife Refuges: Chassahowitzka, Florida
I think it’s official, I am addicted to National Wildlife Refuges. In a span of two weeks in June I visited three separate refuges: Back Bay Wildlife Refuge, Egmont Key Wildlife Refuge, and last butContinue reading
Fort De Soto Park and Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge
We arrived at Fort De Soto Park’s campground just before sundown, as an evening thunderstorm prepared to pass over us. The campsite that we shared with my fiance Brian’s family looked out onto shallow grass flats,Continue reading
Night Wading in the Florida Grass Flats
I didn’t expect to push my comfort zone at 10 p.m. at night, but that’s just what happened last weekend. We were camping in Fort De Soto Park on the Gulf coast of Florida, thirtyContinue reading
Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge and False Cape State Park: A 7 Mile Flip Flop Excursion
It’s true that one can learn something new every day. While that is definitely the case for me in my environmental studies and summer internship, it is also true for good ol’ common sense. MyContinue reading
A Foggy Morning in the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve, Maine
My sister graduated from college last weekend, and while I’m more proud of her than I can say, it did require an eight hour drive from my parents’ house in Maine all the way toContinue reading