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Long Island Marine and Coastal Field Guide: A Trusty Companion on Land and at Sea

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Artist and educator Carolyn Munaco at the Tiana bayside in Hampton Bays. DANA SHAW

Artist and educator Carolyn Munaco at the Tiana bayside in Hampton Bays. DANA SHAW

The Long Island Marine and Coastal Field Guide from the Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Program and the Back to the Bays Initiative.

The Long Island Marine and Coastal Field Guide from the Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Program and the Back to the Bays Initiative.

Artist and educator Carolyn Munaco at the Tiana bayside in Hampton Bays. DANA SHAW

Artist and educator Carolyn Munaco at the Tiana bayside in Hampton Bays. DANA SHAW

Hazel Wodehouse, marine educator and volunteer coordinator for Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Program's Back to the Bays Initiative.

Hazel Wodehouse, marine educator and volunteer coordinator for Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Program's Back to the Bays Initiative.

Hazel Wodehouse, marine educator and volunteer coordinator for Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Program's Back to the Bays Initiative.

Hazel Wodehouse, marine educator and volunteer coordinator for Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Program's Back to the Bays Initiative.

Chenille Weed CAROLYN MUNACO

Chenille Weed CAROLYN MUNACO

Atlantic Horseshoe Crab CAROLYN MUNACO

Atlantic Horseshoe Crab CAROLYN MUNACO

Pitch Pine CAROLYN MUNACO

Pitch Pine CAROLYN MUNACO

Great Blue Heron CAROLYN MUNACO

Great Blue Heron CAROLYN MUNACO

Decorator Worm CAROLYN MUNACO

Decorator Worm CAROLYN MUNACO

Planehead Filefish CAROLYN MUNACO

Planehead Filefish CAROLYN MUNACO

Northern Stargazer CAROLYN MUNACO

Northern Stargazer CAROLYN MUNACO

Easter Emerald Elysia CAROLYN MUNACO

Easter Emerald Elysia CAROLYN MUNACO

Oyster Toadfish CAROLYN MUNACO

Oyster Toadfish CAROLYN MUNACO

Carolyn Munaco with some of her artwork. DANA SHAW

Carolyn Munaco with some of her artwork. DANA SHAW

authorMichelle Trauring on Jun 6, 2025
As a young girl, with a bucket and fishing rod in tow, Carolyn Munaco would walk out the front door of her childhood home and step into a world all... more

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