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Wild, Wacky, and Wonderful NC State Fair
I have never been to a fair quite like the North Carolina State Fair. I’m from Maine, and Maine is beautiful, but there aren’t a whole lot of people. In fact, the whole state only has one telephone...
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Bird Collision Surveys at Duke: Why Everyone Should be Involved
Though most of my graduate classes are in the new Environment Hall, occasionally I do have to walk across campus to Perkins Library, Duke Gardens, or just to take a mental break. On one of these...
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Always Something New at the NC State Fair
Photo by Erika Zambello As of Sunday evening, the great Fall spectacle known as the North Carolina State Fair officially came to a close. Though it was a busy time academically, I found a few hours to...
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Puppies in Perkins Library
Photo by Erika Zambello I knew I was going to go the moment I saw the sign: “Puppies in Perkins Library.” December 10th, right in the middle of finals week. While I was not required to take final exams...
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Valentine’s Day Snow Geese
Valentine’s Day dawned sunny but chilly this year. I had slept in, and was ready to enjoy a day of doing nothing. Checking my phone, I remembered that Valentine’s Day weekend was also the Great...
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Concrete to Reefs: A Community Partnership
As part of my new job for Okaloosa County, I jumped right in on a project nearing completion: Concrete to Reefs. Artificial reef projects are gaining steam in the Florida Panhandle. Normally...
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2016 Great Backyard Bird Count
I was strolling on a beach along the Florida Panhandle, carefully noting bird species as I came across each one. The sand bordered the Santa Rosa Sound, which in the winter becomes a hotbed for avian...
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