Blue grama grass, golden stems meeting dead undergrowth beneath, completely surrounded Dr. Jen Rudgers in the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge (NWR). The meadow stretched as far as the eye could see, eventually meeting a dense slope of creosote shrubland, surrounded by bronze mountains in central New Mexico. The cool of early morning had already given…
Month: March 2019
LTER Road Trip – Plight of the Lady Beetles
Dr. Doug Landis waded into a soybean field in Michigan’s Kellogg Biological Station LTER Site. Bending down in the September heat, he carefully turned over leaf after leaf. After a few seconds he stopped, “Here they are!” I crouched down to my heels, bringing my face close to the rough underside of the leaf. Dr. Landis…
National Parks Traveler – Lionfish Podcast
This week’s all new National Parks Traveler podcast features my interview with Alex Fogg, Marine Resource Coordinator at Okaloosa County, FL. We discuss his history of diving, the lionfish invasion, and how these voracious fish affect our national parks. Listen to the entire podcast here: https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2019/03/national-parks-traveler-episode-4-lionfish-invasion
E. Zambello Writing and Art 