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Jan Baumgartner is the author of the memoir, Moonlight in the Desert of Left Behind. She was born near San Francisco, California, and for years lived on the coast of Maine. She is a writer and creative content book editor. She's worked as a grant writer for the non-profit sector in the fields of academia, AIDS, and wildlife conservation for NGO's in the U.S. and Africa, comedy writer for live performance at Herbst Theater in S.F., and as a travel writer for The New York Times. Her work has been published online and in print, both nationally and abroad, ranging in such diverse topics as wildlife and nature, travel, humor/satire, Africa, and essays about her experience as a full time caregiver for her terminally ill husband. Her travel articles on Mexico have been widely published; two are included in anthologies. Since her husband's death", and following her passion for world travel, she has made solo trips to France, Italy, Mexico, the Bahamas, Turkey, Kenya and South Africa. She makes her home in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
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Friday, November 11, 2022The Pleasure of Her Company; Doris Grumbach - July 12, 1918-November 4, 2022 How do you sum up one's life that spanned over a century? That was born into a world during the Spanish flu and the final months of WW1, lived through the Depression, served during WW2, and a hundred years later, survived another pandemic?
Friday, March 6, 2015Glimmer of Hope After Arson Fires Destroy 35K Acres at Gallmann Africa Conservancy Amidst thousands of acres of scorched earth, Gallmann manages to find a glimmer of hope and determination to keep Ol ari Nyiro a refuge for research, education, community, and a safe habitat for all things precious and wild.
Series: Conservation/environment (2 Articles, 3744 views), Gallman Africa Conservancy (2 Articles, 3744 views)
Wednesday, March 4, 2015Arson Destroys 35K Acres of Biodiversity at the Gallmann Africa Conservancy in N. Kenya Last week, over 35,000 acres of prime biodiversity, home to myriad rare and endangered species, was scorched by a series of deliberately set fires. The destruction included Eng'elecha Forest, the only remaining forest in the Laikipia region of Kenya. This singular habitat loss and staggering demise of all living things that made this oasis home, is immeasurable.
Series: Conservation/environment (2 Articles, 3744 views), Gallman Africa Conservancy (2 Articles, 3744 views)
