I do not usually become excited about graphs. I’m normally the student in class who glazes over when complicated bar charts or diagrams appear in academic literature, a mix of boxes and lines and tiny fontContinue reading
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Searching for Birds at Duke’s Nasher Museum of Art
I have an interesting strategy I employ when visiting art museums. As I am walking from room to room, I keep an eye out for birds in paintings, encapsulated in sculpture, or abstractly illustrated using other mediums.Continue reading
Always Something New at the NC State Fair
As of Sunday evening, the great Fall spectacle known as the North Carolina State Fair officially came to a close. Though it was a busy time academically, I found a few hours to check outContinue reading
Learning Something New: Fly-tying Classes
Erika learns the basics of fly-tying at her very first group lesson. The result? Two completed Woolly Buggers.
A Green Roof in Durham
This weekend I discovered an ecological gem right in downtown Durham. I have walked by the parking garage green roof maybe a thousand times, situated as it is between Foster Street and Morris Street, butContinue reading
New Light, New Perspective
I have been in Duke Gardens many times, both for fun and for my internship. However, last weekend I visited at sunset and saw the Gardens in a whole new light – literally. Continue reading
Erika Zambello
conservation, environmental health, ESC, forests, leadership, student life, students, travel, water
conservation, environmental health, ESC, forests, leadership, student life, students, travel, water
Human Impact on the Falls Lake Trail
The sun was going down as my fiance and I jumped out of the car, slamming the doors behind us. Cars whizzed past me on Route 98, but I hoped to quickly leave them behind and haveContinue reading
The First Trip of Fall Migration: Lake Crabtree County Park
While it may not feel like fall just yet, the great autumn bird migration has begun. I missed the fall migration last year (not realizing it occurred so early in September) and so this seasonContinue reading
Rediscovering Childhood at Durham’s Museum of Life and Science
I’m a graduate student. We do serious, important things, like statistics assignments, Masters Project presentations, and GIS labs. It’s sometimes easy to forget how carefree we once were only a few short years ago. With theContinue reading
Bird Collision Surveys at Duke: Why Everyone Should be Involved
Though most of my graduate classes are in the new Environment Hall, occasionally I do have to walk across campus to Perkins Library, Duke Gardens, or just to take a mental break. On one ofContinue reading