Virginia Beach Marsh Blossoms
Virginia Beach holds a special place in my heart. Not the tourist-trap, built-up, main drag along Virginia Beach itself, but a small trail that snakes through the marsh bordering the Lynnhaven Inlet. For an entire summer I walked this path … Continue reading Virginia Beach Marsh Blossoms
“Urban Slobber” and the San Elijo Lagoon
Another big pollution contributor is the “urban slobber,” a phrase coined by Rob Hutsel from the San Diego River Park Foundation, that accumulated from the county’s millions of cars — copper dust from the brakes, oil, gasoline, etc., that would … Continue reading “Urban Slobber” and the San Elijo Lagoon
São Paulo’s Cityscape
São Paulo is a dramatically sprawling and dense metropolitan. From the top of the Edifício Itália, I got a glimpse of just how far the city’s edges reach. Continue reading São Paulo’s Cityscape
Fast and Flurry-ous: a Brief Visit from Winter
Remarkably, the past few days have seen daily high temperatures in the 60 to 70 F range. Under the full sun, I repeatedly felt shocked to find patches of snow in the shaded corners of buildings around my neighborhood. Yet, just over … Continue reading Fast and Flurry-ous: a Brief Visit from Winter
Manatees and Tampa Electric
You wouldn’t think that manatees and power plants go together. Manatees are gentle mammals, nicknamed “sea cows.” Herbivores, they chew on aquatic plants as they slowly float and paddle from one place to another. Power plants are, well, power plants. Large … Continue reading Manatees and Tampa Electric
Terns of the Tortugas
Every year I visit the Dry Tortugas as part of the field work for my PhD. It’s such a spectacular place given the rich cultural history and natural resources that can be found on the island. As I prepare for … Continue reading Terns of the Tortugas
El Niño Takes the Snow Out of New England
I was reminiscing about a vibrant winter morning on Maine’s coast in 2014. As I drove, the sunrise painted the white canvas of snow in various pastel shades. The combination of pinks and yellows danced across the ocean from the … Continue reading El Niño Takes the Snow Out of New England
Buddha in Ayutthaya
by Maria Prebble Fifty miles outside of Bangkok lay the ruins of Ayutthaya, the once prosperous and cosmopolitan capital of the Siamese Kingdom. In 1767 the Burmese army sacked the city, destroying Buddhist temples and palaces. In the years that … Continue reading Buddha in Ayutthaya
Sanctuary in the Wild
On the border of humans and untouched wilderness, all kinds of beings get hurt. Many people that live in the rainforest get exotic animals as pets: peccary, tapir’s, capybara, snakes, lizards, monkeys and all kinds of birds – like this … Continue reading Sanctuary in the Wild
Angels in the Carribbean
This is an early photo I took during my first trip to the Dry Tortugas. I was overwhelmed with how busy the sooty tern colony was; I was constantly looking up at the sky at all of these birds illuminated by … Continue reading Angels in the Carribbean
Ecotourism Day on the Emerald Coast
As part of my day job, I promote ecotourism opportunities on the Florida Panhandle. My favorite day at work was one entirely devoted to outdoor recreation, from paddleboarding to swimming to hiking. I started at 7:30 a.m., and continued straight … Continue reading Ecotourism Day on the Emerald Coast
Audrey Archer
Having grown up in an ecologically barren and vastly flat part of Texas that smells of feedlots on windy days, Audrey developed an appreciation of more lush and interesting landscapes. However, through her current role as Habitat Exchange Program Specialist … Continue reading Audrey Archer
One World, Two Feet 