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.

Voices for Biodiversity – Saving Snakes

On a walk in a local park this week, I found myself scanning the trail. From the trunks of trees to the edges of the path, I was looking for signs of the small and scaly residents of my North Florida hometown: snakes. My newfound appreciation for these reptiles is due to a recent read…

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Audubon – Banded Red Knot Illustrates Importance of Migration Flyway

In early May, Audubon Florida’s Kylie Wilson photographed a Red Knot in full breeding plumage in South Lido with a green band on its left leg. Red Knots are migratory shorebirds, known for their impressive travel distances in the spring and fall. Though some winter in Florida, they breed in the High Arctic each summer.  Because their population…

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