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PatW
03-01-2006, 09:57 AM
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For Immediate Release

Save Guana Cay Reef Association has announced that they’ve named Colorado

watercolor artist Tanya Haynes as their official artist of record.

Ms. Haynes has been selected for logo design as well as the development of a

line of original art and related products. Ms. Haynes is donating her time and her paintings

to SGCR. With the sale of these products the Save Guana Cay Reef Assn. hopes to

increase the awareness of the fragility of Guana Cay and its spectacular coral reef. The

Cay and reef are in danger of being completely destroyed by a large developer. The

paintings will also be offered in a raffle in the near future. The Save Guana Cay Reef

Association is a group who resides on Guana Cay, a small island in the northern

Bahamas. Their mission is to protect this natural wonder, ensuring a lasting legacy for

Abaconians.

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This protected bay and wrap around beach are bordered by some of the most

beautiful and bountiful barrier coral reefs in the Bahamas. It is one of the most

complete coastal and marine eco-system including a mangrove estuary,

beaches, dunes, and barrier reef. World-renowned coral reef

scientists have predicted that, if permitted to go ahead, this development

will destroy the coral reef in three short years.

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Haynes will travel to Guana Cay March 6-9 to explore

the Island and dive it’s reefs. Upon her return to Colorado she will start

the development of paintings which will include the Abaco’s parrots, some

5,000 rare orchids, bromeliads, casuarina trees, mangroves and the fragile

coral reefs sitting just 50 feet offshore. Also at risk are the nesting

grounds of the Hawksbill, Green and Loggerhead turtles, all of which are on

the protected and endangered species list.