Erika participates in the annual Great Backyard Bird Count.
Category: water
Creating an Artificial Ice Storm
On a string of freezing nights in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, Dr. Lindsey Rustad and her team from the Hubbard Brook Experimental Research Forest aimed fire hoses at the canopy of a northernContinue reading
Florida Manatees and Electric Plants
Erika sees hundreds of manatees at Tampa Electric.
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A Great Blue Heron Eats a Plastic Shark
A Great Blue Heron drives home the problem of plastic pollution.
#FindYourPark Campaign
I have become fascinated by conservation communication campaigns. One of my current favorites is in honor of the National Park Service’s 100 Year Anniversary, and is known simply as #FindYourPark. When many people think “NationalContinue reading
The Success of the #OptOutside Movement
REI’s #OptOutside hashtag was used over 37,000 times on Twitter and over 270,000 on Facebook. Did you #OptOutside?
Exploring Green Space in Austin, Texas
Erika checks out Lady Bird Lake in the heart of Austin, Texas.
Concrete to Reefs: A Community Partnership
Erika works on the inaugural material deployment for a new artificial reef.
The Unique Geology that Creates Florida Springs
Erika discovers the limestone that creates Florida freshwater springs.
Exploring Gulf Islands National Seashore
Erika visits different sections of the Gulf Islands National Seashore.