Destin is known as the Luckiest Fishing Village, a designation that Shawn Purvis came to believe first-hand while on vacation here. While out paddle boarding the crystal clear flats of Choctawhatchee Bay, Shawn spied a school of tailing Redfish. Fishing rod in hand he cast ahead of the school – so as not to spook…
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Duke Nicholas School – Art and Community Collaboration Reduce Fishing Line
As I’ve mentioned in a previous post, leftover fishing line can be a big problem in coastal communities throughout the United States and the world. Leftover line is nearly invisible to wildlife, who can get tangled up or actually ingest the mono-filament, both of which leads to injury, reduced reproductive success, and death. Fishing is…
Birding Maine – Fishing for Loons
When my boyfriend (now my husband) Brian and I first started dating, I made sure to bring him up to the Maine North Woods to see how he reacted to the area. Staying with in-laws is always a little nerve-wracking, so I couldn’t abandon him completely to my father while my mother and I went…
E. Zambello Writing and Art 