Conservation Projects
This section highlights conservation initiatives that are being undertaken directly by AFC members.
 Riding for RangasArtist: Geraldine SimmonsPosted: 5 May, 2017 | Updated: 23 Jan, 2022 In 2005 when I visited Borneo, I saw firsthand the destruction caused by the planting of palm oil plantations that threaten local plant and animal species such as orang-utans. Inspired and deeply moved by this trip, I used my love of push-bike riding to establish Riding for Rangas in 2009. Riding for Rangas has raised thousands of dollars assisting Friends of the National Parks Foundation fight...
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 What A Save!Artist: Wendy QuirtPosted: 18 Jan, 2022 | Updated: 18 Jan, 2022 During my hikes these last few years I was really starting to recognize the absence of the Monarch Butterfly. I remember seeing them everywhere as a child, but as an adult it was becoming more rare. Couple that with the reports in the news about their dwindling numbers and how they are so threatened I was really starting to worry. Could this be an animal that we lose in our lifetime? I enlisted...
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 Protecting America's Wild HorsesArtist: Dr Sandra BylandPosted: 5 Jan, 2022 | Updated: 11 Jan, 2022 The project is a body of artwork portraying the beauty and majesty of our wild horses to ignite a passion in others to give to the cause of saving them through the efforts of the Cloud Foundation.
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 Predator ProtectionArtist: Elizabeth MordenskyPosted: 10 Dec, 2021 | Updated: 10 Dec, 2021 Grizzlies and Wolves are vital top predators in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Both species used to be wide spread around the country and have been wiped to extinction in most areas. The space around Yellowstone National Park is a strong hold for these species, but increased development in these areas has limited wild habitat and increased negative animal-human encounters, and hunting...
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 Giving Tuesday Conservation FundraiserArtist: Janet JardinePosted: 24 Nov, 2021 | Updated: 1 Dec, 2021 Many of the places I paint feature nearby conservation lands that I love to visit, photograph, and paint. My aim is to bring attention to a few of these areas as well as some of the local organizations that own or manage these lands, and to donate a portion of the proceeds from any sales from the show towards their programs. Some of the paintings feature areas that benefit from or are connected...
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 Friends of Woodhaven Nature Conservancy SocietyArtist: Susan NeilsonPosted: 21 Nov, 2019 | Updated: 27 Nov, 2021 MEMBER OF THE BOARD - Community Conservation Group
The conservation area near my art studio has four distinct ecosystems within a relatively small space almost completely surrounded by development, so there has been concern about its fragility and its importance. We have tiny Western Screech Owls, Pacific Skinks and other creatures raising families right by the fence lines. The forest floor has...
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 ARTS FOR ANIMALS wildlife CenterArtist: Anne LondonPosted: 23 Nov, 2021 | Updated: 23 Nov, 2021 ARTS FOR ANIMALS programs include lesson plans for teachers for teaching art and conservation, scholarships for students interested in becoming artists or in conservation related fields, and workshops for students to develop their artistic skills.
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 Bonefish Tarpon Trust Benefit AuctionArtist: Mark SusinnoPosted: 27 Oct, 2021 | Updated: 27 Oct, 2021 My painting ALWAYS ON THE MOVE will be offered at auction during the Copley Fine Art Winter Sale in Hingham, MA on 4-5 March 2022, with 50% of the proceeds from the sale of my painting going to help BTT's mission to study and protect the mainstays of the Caribbean flats fisheries, bonefish, tarpon, and permit.
This painting of bonefish underwater is in oil on linen canvas applied to board; the...
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 SAVING THE SAMANGO MONKEYS (CERCOPITHECUS MITIS) OF THE NHAMACOA FOREST, MOZAMBIQUEArtist: Paula WiegminkPosted: 6 Oct, 2021 | Updated: 6 Oct, 2021 SAVING THE SAMANGO MONKEYS (CERCOPITHECUS MITIS)
OF THE NHAMACOA FOREST, MOZAMBIQUE
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O’D Pixley (GIB 69) and Valerie Pixley
Last month, we received a notification from the police in the nearby village of Macate. It was simply addressed to “O’D” and it stated that under Article 83 of a Penal Process, “O’D” was to report to the police at 10.00 a.m. the next morning. If he failed to appear, the...
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 Buddies by Elissa EwaldArtist: Elissa EwaldPosted: 11 Feb, 2020 | Updated: 23 Sep, 2021 Children's book to raise awareness of kindness to others with acceptance of others and where they may live or how they may live. No one wants to be alone and everyone needs at least one friend in life. This book is meant to promote companionship and trust.
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 Flyway ConservationArtist: Rob ButlerPosted: 4 Sep, 2021 | Updated: 4 Sep, 2021 The book was intended to support conservation efforts of birds throughout the Pacific Flyway.
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 The status, ecology and conservation of internationally important bird populations on the Fraser River Delta, British Columbia, CanadaArtist: Rob ButlerPosted: 12 Jan, 2021 | Updated: 4 Sep, 2021 The Fraser River Delta has received the highest conservation designations for its birds and large areas have been assigned for their conservation. An important step to assure the continuation of the conservation measures undertaken over the past 30 years is to bring together stakeholders around a common vision.
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 Rewild Wildlife HabitatArtist: Christine DasPosted: 1 Aug, 2021 | Updated: 1 Aug, 2021 KOPEL will be responsible for growing seedlings, planting the trees, and maintaining each tree for three years and Danau Girang Field Centre will work with KOPEL:
(1) To measure the total carbon sequestered within forests (including below the ground) at different stages of restoration. These measurements are to be of highest international standard (denoted as Tier 3 by the Intergovernmental Panel...
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Rewild Wildlife HabitatArtist: Christine DasPosted: 1 Aug, 2021 | Updated: 1 Aug, 2021 KOPEL will be responsible for growing seedlings, planting the trees, and maintaining each tree for three years and Danau Girang Field Centre will work with KOPEL:
(1) To measure the total carbon sequestered within forests (including below the ground) at different stages of restoration. These measurements are to be of highest international standard (denoted as Tier 3 by the Intergovernmental Panel...
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 IFAW Limited Edition Earth Day ShopperArtist: Sophie GreenPosted: 2 Jul, 2021 | Updated: 2 Jul, 2021 Elephants are a keystone species, the largest land mammal on Earth, and play a critical role in balancing natural ecosystems. With this limited-edition shopper, you’ll raise awareness for these endangered giants everywhere you go. Designed by award-winning wildlife conservation artist Sophie Green.
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 Sketching for JaguarsArtist: Diana HöhligPosted: 23 Jun, 2021 | Updated: 23 Jun, 2021 The Jaguar Identification Project is a non-profit that uses citizen-science to build a cohesive database on individual jaguars in the northern Pantanal region.
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 Helping RhinosArtist: Diana HöhligPosted: 17 Sep, 2018 | Updated: 11 Jun, 2021 In 2018 I went on a special Artist Safari in Kenya to spend time at Ol' Pejeta Conservancy to photograph and sketch the wild animals.
I donated several of my Africa drawings to the Helping Rhinos Conservation Community which is fighting to ensure the long-term survival of the rhino and other endangered wildlife in their natural habitat. These include a range of my intricate ball point sketches...
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 Galveston Sea Turtle Restoration NetworkArtist: Doug HiserPosted: 2 Jun, 2021 | Updated: 2 Jun, 2021 ringing together art, awareness, and advocacy.Turtles About Town is a community art project created by Turtle Island Restoration Network showcasing the City of Galveston and the conservation efforts of Turtle Island Restoration Network to protect endangered sea turtles on the upper Texas coast.
Turtle lovers of all ages have the opportunity to see colorful Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle statues that...
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 Ol Pejeta Sweetwaters Chimp SantuaryArtist: Douglass LockyerPosted: 2 Jun, 2021 | Updated: 2 Jun, 2021 Ol Pejeta runs one of the biggest chimp sanctuary programmes in Africa and takes in distressed, rescued and abused chimps from around the world.
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 Where the River FlowsArtist: Millie PlankPosted: 31 May, 2021 | Updated: 31 May, 2021 Founded in 1978, Southern Oregon Land Conservancy was created to ensure the natural wealth of the wild and working lands of the Rogue River region endure forever. As the state’s first regional, nonprofit land trust, they began working with local landowners to create conservation easements— a conservation approach to safeguard their lands in perpetuity. What began small has grown into 11,921 acres...
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 Detroit River Hawk Watch Raptor Volunteer SpotterArtist: Alex GilfordPosted: 18 Apr, 2021 | Updated: 18 Apr, 2021 "Key Responsibilities: Trained volunteers conduct a standardized count of this spectacular migration ofraptors at the lower Detroit River..." Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
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 Stewardship VolunteerArtist: Alex GilfordPosted: 18 Apr, 2021 | Updated: 18 Apr, 2021 "Key Responsibilities: Participate in selective tree removal with hand saws/loppers and invasive speciescontrol (mowing, herbicide application, tree and brush cutting)," Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
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 FrogWatch USA VolunteerArtist: Alex GilfordPosted: 18 Apr, 2021 | Updated: 18 Apr, 2021 "The FrogWatch USA Community Volunteers are the foundation of the FrogWatch USA community - these trained individuals listen for frogs and toads during evenings from February through August and submit these observations to a national online database. Monitoring through FrogWatch USA can be an enriching experience that allows one to connect with nature and also contribute to amphibian conservation...
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 Volunteer StewardshipArtist: Alex GilfordPosted: 18 Apr, 2021 | Updated: 18 Apr, 2021
"Invasive plant removal: ...non-native plants out compete native plants and can reduce complex ecosystems to very simple ones with low biological diversity..." Michigan Department of Natural Resources
"Native Prairie Seed Collection: ...hand collect native prairie seed at several state parks and recreation areas..." Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Sweep Net Surveying
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 Rosemarie Armstrong Original Landscapes & SeascapesArtist: Rosemarie ArmstrongPosted: 11 Mar, 2020 | Updated: 14 Apr, 2021 The Artist Rosemarie Armstrong will donate 20% of the price from every painting sold through the AFC website, to Artists for Conservation. She believes it is critical to educate and build awareness of conservation issues in our youth. They are our hope for the future. Each of Rosemarie's paintings conveys her passionate connection to our natural environment, and reflects her artistic soul and...
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 Dickinson Bayou Blue Herons 2021Artist: Doug HiserPosted: 9 Apr, 2021 | Updated: 9 Apr, 2021 Business and community coming together to preserve the conservation of the Dickinson Bayou and its wildlife.
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 Houston Audubon Raptor Center Murals 2021Artist: Doug HiserPosted: 9 Apr, 2021 | Updated: 9 Apr, 2021 volunteer charity mural paintings
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 Ol Pejeta RhinosArtist: Douglass LockyerPosted: 8 Apr, 2021 | Updated: 8 Apr, 2021 Extinct in the Wild
The northern white rhino is a subspecies of white rhino, which used to range over parts of Uganda, Chad, Sudan, the Central African Republic, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Years of widespread poaching and civil war in their home range have devastated northern white rhino populations, and they are now considered to be extinct in the wild. Only two remain, both on Ol...
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 Kenya Bird of Prey TrustArtist: Douglass LockyerPosted: 8 Apr, 2021 | Updated: 8 Apr, 2021 Birds of Prey are globally prioritized as a conservation concern because they occupy the highest terrestrial trophic levels, occur in some of the lowest densities, have very low reproductive rates and suffer from numerous indirect and direct threats including pesticides, electrocutions, collisions, traffic accidents, extermination, and loss of habitat.
In Kenya, six species of vultures are...
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 #rememberingwilddogsArtist: Ilse de VilliersPosted: 25 Mar, 2021 | Updated: 25 Mar, 2021 The aim of this project is to raise awareness & funds for the protection of the African Wild dog.
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