I arrived at Okaloosa Island’s Public Beach Access #7 at 9 a.m., quickly grabbing my camera and hurrying to the beach. A crowd had already formed on the sugar-sand, lined up behind ticker-tape and creating a large “V” out into the Gulf of Mexico. We were waiting for the sea turtles. Read the rest here!
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One World, Two Feet – Okaloosa Island before Tropical Storm Hermine
It had been quite a while since I’d been on the beach, despite the fact that I look at the dunes almost every day from my office along the Emerald Coast. Last time I visited, the Gulf of Mexico was calm, tiny waves lapping gently on a sugar-sand shore. The day before Tropical Storm Hermine,…
Duke Nicholas School – Meeting Inspirational New Colleagues at NRLI
The best part of my time at the Nicholas School of the Environment was meeting fellow students. Everyone was passionate about their study areas, plus hiking, birding, herping, and improving the environment. We commiserated over difficulties in field work and statistical analyses, and celebrated awesome results or pioneering research. Since graduating over a year ago,…
E. Zambello Writing and Art 