My memories of the 2016 Florida Folk Festival come in moments. Like standing beneath the shade of one the Seminole Family Camp structures, listening to the Tallahassee Youth Orchestra as they began a rendition of “Hallelujah.” One student sang, and as the set was acoustic, we all held our breaths and leaned forward to catch…
Author: Erika Zambello
Erika Zambello is a writer, birder, and photographer living and working along the Emerald Coast of Florida. She has a master’s degree in environmental management, where she specialized in ecosystem science and conservation. Her love of the outdoors was inspired by a childhood in Maine, where she returned for her National Geographic Young Explorer grant. In addition to Maine, she has lived in New York, France, Washington, DC, and North Carolina. Erika believes in the power of communicating conservation and exploration, which was the inspiration for One World, Two Feet.
10000 Birds – Pokemon and Birds at Maine Audubon
Set near the idyllic Atlantic coast, the Maine Audubon Center was sunny and bright on a hot, weekend afternoon. I was visiting with my mother, sister, and brother, and our attention was torn between two features: birds and Pokemon. Read the rest at 10000 Birds!
Duke Nicholas School – A Moment in Nature to Relax
This summer I have been on the move. From New Orleans to Miami to the mountains of North Carolina to Maine, I drove and flew all over the place. My travels have been both for fun and for freelance assignments, and I have been so lucky to explore everything from research sites in the Everglades all the way…
E. Zambello Writing and Art 