WHERE THE WILD THINGS.

Lois Nesbitt. 2015. 18 x 24. Collage on paper.

 

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently created a list of 185 birds, fish, and animals that may well be extinct soon unless we take active steps to address this tragic scenario. Many of these species were once common on the East End of Long Island.  This artwork depicts a few of our threatened local friends in their once pristine habitat: the North Atlantic right whale, the loggerhead turtle, the leatherback sea turtle, bay scallops, oysters, and hard clams, and the roseate tern. Imagine this landscape without these extraordinary creatures.

 

This collage was auctioned and sold for the Gala for Group for the East End, an organization dedicated to protecting and restoring the environment of eastern Long Island, New York through education, citizen action, and professional advocacy.

 

More information on Group for the East End at: http://www.groupfortheeastend.org