Parents, grandparents and friends can help foster a child’s love of nature and photography by taking them outdoors this summer in the backyard, neighborhood and/or visit a nature center. “There is an amazing network of distinctly different nature and birding centers along the 120-mile historic river corridor in the Rio Grande Valley,” states Colleen Hook.

This summer, Quinta Mazatlan and the Valley Land Fund hosted its Nature Photography Contest for Kids to spark their creativity and have them explore nature with the camera and/or smart phone. Quinta Mazatlán and The Valley Land Fund are hosting the annual nature photography.