Tag: maine

Erika Zambello
conservation, ESC, leadership, student life, students, travel

Citizen Science and eButterfly

I’m already an avid user of eBird, a website and app that allow birders from all over the world to record their data, while simultaneously providing a wealth if data to scientists and conservationists. Given it’s importance as a citizen science project, I was thrilled to discover eButterfly, a more recent project with the same goals. Over the winter break I took some time to identify a few of my butterfly photos, and record my first observation.

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Erika Zambello
conservation, ESC, forests, student life, students, travel

Maine Moose: An Unexpected Winter Sighting

moose, maine, winter, lake, wildlife, nature

Moose are an iconic species in Maine. They are the inspiration for thousands of stuffed animal variations, paintings, photographs, sculptures, even chocolate shapes. Yet, they can be difficult to see in the summer, and even more difficult in the winter. In fact, I had never seen a moose between the months of October and May. That is, until this year.

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