botanical illustrations
for the Rockaway Field Guide
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Despite the freezing cold weather in March, we went to Jacob Riis and other areas of the Rockaways to survey the wildlife when I received the list of plants to be drawn.
photos from the opening.
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Despite the freezing cold weather in March, we went to Jacob Riis and other areas of the Rockaways to survey the wildlife when I received the list of plants to be drawn.