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
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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
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
Meeting a Birding Hero: My Hour with David Sibley
It’s rare that you can meet someone in person who has made such an impact on your life from afar. Picture Christmas, 2012; wrapping paper is on the floor (we recycled it I swear), theContinue reading
Night and Day at Sandy Creek Park
It isn’t often that I have a chance to visit a local park at night. First, darkness creeps me out a little. Second, I’m generally not allowed in parks after sunset. Last Monday however, myContinue reading
Falling for Falls Lake
My Sunday excursion began by falling down a set of stairs. Now, on any type of graceful scale I lean towards the side of “klutz.” I accidentally run into couches and doors, slip in theContinue reading