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.

Southern Living – Here’s How Often You Should Clean Your Hummingbird Feeder To Keep It Safe For Birds To Use

“Watching hummingbirds whir around your garden is a true delight! If you want to entice more of these little beauties to your yard, add native plants that hummingbirds love in containers and garden beds. It’s also fun to offer them several feeders throughout your garden, especially where you can observe their midair acrobatics. To keep these winged wizards…

PieceWork – The Loose Ends Project

“Peter held a little bit of magic in his hands: a completed sweater, warm and soft, but most importantly, a reminder of his late wife. She had begun the sweater for him in 2011 but passed away in 2013 before she could complete the project. Beate, his daughter, safeguarded the partially finished garment for years,…

Audubon – Bird Bands Lead to Better Conservation for Sea and Shorebirds

For Audubon’s coastal team, every sighting of a bird band is a moment of discovery. Whether on the barrier islands of the Gulf Coast, the rooftops of Tampa, or the beaches of Northeast Florida, reporting bird bands moves science forward by giving researchers and land managers critical data they can use to protect birds and…