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.

National Parks Traveler – Government Shutdown Snaps One Of The Longest Monitoring Studies In The National Parks

Shenandoah National Park, which protects more than 200,000 acres in the mountains of Virginia, is famous for its recreation opportunities, scenic vistas, and wildlife viewing. The park is also home to one of the longest continuous monitoring studies in the National Park System, a research initiative interrupted by the government shutdown. No sampling has been…

National Parks Traveler – A Pacific Loon at Gulf Islands National Seashore

My brother and I sat in the Santa Rosa area of Gulf Islands National Seashore in Florida, beach chairs perched on the bright white sand facing the Gulf of Mexico. In May, the water had taken on a bright, aquamarine hue, waves breaking against the shore in a froth of white. We had come to…

National Parks Traveler – Searching for Pika Poo

Ashley Whipple is on hands and knees, peering into crevices in a rock cairn at the top of Rocky Mountains National Park. Looking for bright white stains on the stone – which indicate the presence of pika animals and their urine – she climbs up and down, looking. What is she searching for? Scat. Read…