Explore Texas -- A Nature Travel Guide               

A book for nature lovers who love to travel and travelers who love nature!™

Those who love both will appreciate this easy-to-use guide to Texas’ top nature-friendly destinations.

Nearly 300 full-color photographs accompany this unique travel/field guide combo, which features nature-related venues statewide and a “Learn” section for each one so that you arrive knowing something about its special natural attraction.    

Also included are tips such as how to dress (when that matters), what to bring, the best time to go, which venues work best for kids, relevant websites, and important travel info.

Explore Texas: A Nature Travel Guide was awarded a 2016 "Excellence in Craft Award" by the Texas Outdoor Writers' Association (TOWA).  It was nominated for a 2016 "Reading the West" award.

Publishers' Weekly included it in their spring roundup of Best Travel Books of 2016. 

REVIEWS:

• Goodreads
• Michelle M. Haggerty, State Program Coordinator, Texas Master Naturalist Program
• Round Top Register
• Galveston News
• Barnes & Nobles River Oaks location
• Lone Star Literary Life
• Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine
• The Eagle
• Amazon

Look for Explore Texas -- A Nature Travel Guide in both print and e-book formats.

More info: https://www.facebook.com/ExploreTexasNaturally

WANT TO BUY THE BOOK?

• Amazon
• Austin's Bookpeople
• Houston's Brazos Books
• Powell's Books
• Texas A&M University Press

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

Mary O. lives near Austin, Texas, with her husband Jeff, a professional nature/wildlife photographer.  Her non-fiction pieces focus on wildlife, habitat conservation, nature tourism, and outdoor family fun.

Of stewardship, Mary O. 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.”

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

Mary O. Parker – Co-Writer:  Mary O. (as she's known),  a freelance writer, novelist, and nature-lover, lives on a 13-acre nature preserve on the outskirts of 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.

In June 2016, Mary O. and her husband Jeff, an award-winning nature photographer, released Explore Texas -- A Nature Travel Guide (Texas A&M University Press).