Mary Holland is a naturalist, nature photographer and natural history columnist who lives near a milkweed patch in Vermont. She has worked in the field of environmental education her entire life, sharing her curiosity about and appreciation of the natural world with people of all ages.  She and her daughter, Sadie, have had many pets, including Hickory the hedgehog, Wilbur the wood turtle, Nigel the parrot, Steamer the guinea pig, Timmy Willy the mouse, Tessa the tarantula, Gertie the garter snake, Buddy G the leopard gecko and many other wild and not so wild pets, including Hazel the basset hound. Both Sadie and Hazel can be found inside the covers of this author’s first children’s book, Milkweed Visitors.

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