Student photo contest highlights Art & Nature Day at Rodman Preserve

: Editor; Posted On Tuesday, 29 May 2018 01:07; 29 May 2018

From left, Val Nixon, president of the Lake County Land Trust; Trinity Taylor, first place winner in the K-5 photo category; and Conni Lemen-Kosla, co-founder of Lake County Rural Arts Initiative, at the Art & Nature Day on Saturday, May 5, 2018, at the Rodman Preserve near Upper Lake, Calif. Courtesy photo.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake County Land Trust and the Lake County Rural Arts Initiative partnered on May 5 to have a wonderful event at the Land Trust’s Rodman Preserve.

The event kicked off with a photography walk along the Rodman Preserve’s nature trail and included a family hike, local art exhibits, yoga for kids, hand-painted tattoos, live music, plein-air stations, scavenger hunts, nature journaling, and educational nature booths. It was a lovely day.

The student photo contest was a huge hit with amazing cash prize winners for kids of all ages.

From left, Maddy Brewster, the first place winner of the 6-8 photo category, and Conni Lemen-Kosla, co-founder of Lake County Rural Arts Initiative at the Art & Nature Day on Saturday, May 5, 2018, at the Rodman Preserve near Upper Lake, Calif. Courtesy photo.

The photos were of the local nature and close to one hundred photos were submitted. We have some very talented student photographers and nature lovers growing up in our county.

Art & Nature Day was instituted as a way to participate in and support “Take it Outside California,” a statewide initiative designed to connect Californians with great outdoor spaces.

To learn more about Lake County Rural Arts Initiative go to www.lcrai.org and to discover the ongoing activities of the Lake County Land Trust go to www.lakecountylandtrust.org .