My fingers and toes vibrated with anticipation as I slid out of the passenger-side door on a small road in Georgetown, Maine, about 45 miles northeast of Portland. Camera bag slung over my shoulder and binoculars in hand, I half-walked, half-jogged down the street toward the town’s wharf, my stomach clenching more with every step….
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.
Spin Off Magazine – Ancud Dolls Travel the World
As a kid, I hated when my mom left for business trips across the country and around the world. To ease the transition and give me something extra special to look forward to, Mom brought home a doll from her host country, which I carefully placed on shelves in my bedroom. Before I did much…
National Parks Traveler – Freshwater Fish Are The Canaries At Everglades National Park
This year has witnessed the completion of landmark Everglades restoration initiatives. The Tamiami Roadbed removal finished six months ahead of schedule, and with the historic road gone, billions of gallons of water now flow into the Everglades once more. The Kissimmee River Restoration – decades in the making – returns the river back to its meandering…
E. Zambello Writing and Art 