March 23, 2016. Last week I discussed the downside to ecological awareness, i.e. an enhanced knowledge of environmental destruction and the guilt and frustration that goes with it. However, there’s an equally important side to the coin: the thrill of discovery in the natural world. My parents planned a visit to see me on the…

March 21, 2016. It was a beautiful evening. The sun had begun to set, casting a golden light across a local park on the Florida Panhandle. I was showing my visiting parents around one of my favorite eco hotspots, and we walked a boardwalk between marsh grasses and maritime forest. The park we were visiting…

February 26, 2016. My photos were featured on NRCM’s “My Maine this Week!” See the photos and descriptions here: http://www.nrcm.org/my-maine-this-week/my-maine-this-week-erika-zambello-2/