Images for Conservation – Book Three: Borderlands of Laredo, Texas Edition

Mary, a freelance writer, novelist, and nature-lover, lives with her husband, Jeff, a wildlife photographer, in a small central-Texas town. Her work includes dozens of articles on topics that include travel, family, nature, conservation, education, and pieces with appeal to general audiences. Mary is the creator of the middle-grade bilingual children’s series, “Los Gemelos Jiménez” (under the nom de plume Mary Orozco). In addition, she’s just about to complete work on her Southern light-lit novel (using the nom de plume Mary Odessa). Mary has helped write four non-fiction books.

Images for Conservation - Book Two: Coastal Bend, Texas Edition

Mary lives near Austin, Texas, with her husband Jeff, a nature photographer. Her non-fiction pieces focus on nature, conservation, hunting, fishing, and the family.

Of stewardship, Mary says, “To me, the concept of reigning over Earth’s creatures means we’ve been entrusted with the moral responsibility to properly take care of them. It does not mean we’ve been given free reign to needlessly destroy other living things and pillage the land just because we can.”

Wildlife in Focus V: The Art of Survival

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