Books – valleylandfund

Treasures of South Texas – 30th Anniversary Edition

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More info coming soon!

Salineno Birder

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Pat, a native of Whitehall, Michigan together with her husband, Gale DeWind decided to make their winter home in the tiny and historic town of Salineno in 1984.
Amazed by the exotic birds in the area, Pat and Gale decided to put out a bird feeder. They, along with other residents of the area, continued feeding for twenty-two year and became recognized as the “Birder’s Colony” known for their sightings of unusual and rare birds…some unique to the Salineno area.
This is her story. A book to share the many events and tales of the time she spent at the “Birder’s Colony”…Salineno.

Treasures Of South Texas (Sold Out)

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Focus on the Wild

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This is the fourth book exhibiting the results of The Valley Land’s Wildlife Photo Contest.

Are you a camera buff, nature enthusiast, birder, biologist, rancher, farmer, educator, artist, or child? Everybody will enjoy the over 250 prize-winning wildlife portraits featured in this edition. They celebrate the skills of the nation’s bet photographers. And the art of waiting and waiting:

For a Painted Bunting to land in front of the blind looking like an artist’s palette of unmixed colors;

or a Texas Indigo Snake to be drawn into the grass like an inky brush stroke;

or a herd of White-tailed Deer to come to the water hole in their twilight thirst;

or a Giant Swallowtail to light before the camera like an animated flower.

Countless hours of hopeful patience, photographic artistry and sudden luck went into these shots. Enjoy our living gallery of South Texas wildlife and cherish each picture as a memory and a hope for its future.

Spirit of the Chaparral

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Spirit of the Chaparral is the fifth volume displaying the winning photographs from The Valley Land Fund wildlife photo contests. These striking, magnificent images evoke wonder for the creatures and the world they share.

For ten year, landowners in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas have been sharing the beauty and diversity of their holdings with visiting photographers. Concerned individuals and businesses offering support extend this sharing to everyone encountering The Valley Land Fund wildlife photo books. The animals exhibited in Spirit of the Chaparral are a glimpse into the vastness thriving on ranches and homesteads in South Texas.

Visions of South Texas

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Step into the wild lands of South Texas through the stunning photographs you’ll find in this book. These images are the winners of the 2004 Valley Land Fund Wildlife Photo Contest.

The sixth book in a valuable set, Visions of South Texas will expose you to a unique collection of wildlife, including many not found anywhere else in the country. Two notable Texas landowners, Tommy Lee Jones and Nolan Ryan, have taken up the banner of wildlife conservation on the inside pages of this book. Join them in the written word as they prepare you for a voyage across the bushland, grassland, water holes and backyards of deep South Texas.

Nature Exposed

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Welcome to South Texas nature! Here you will feel at one with nature and creatures that are truly unique to a very special area. This book will immerse you into the wilds of South Texas and take you on a breathtaking trip through the southernmost eight counties of Texas. Through the photos, along with wonderful descriptive captions, you can spend time with stalking Bobcats, fanciful birds and shy reptiles.

Over 200 winning images are shared in this seventh edition. Photographers from across the continent teamed with South Texas landowners in the 2006 photo contest to bring you the best opportunity to see first-hand what a marvelous natural showcase exists only here. Enjoy!

El Monte del Valle (Sold Out)

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The extraordinary winning images from the 2008 photo contest honor those private landowners who truly value wildlife. They document the diverse array of birds, mammals, insects and arachnids, reptiles and amphibians that not only reside but thrive in the habitat provided by their caregivers.

The Valley Land Fund is very proud to be part of the effort to encourage and enable private landowners to create and maintain these private refuges.

This, the eighth book in a series, appropriately recognizes the Lower Rio Grande Valley’s heritage and traditions. Many of the creatures that welcomed those original Spanish explorers and settlers are no longer with us. It is now up to all of us to recognize the need to protect the natural habitat of all our wildlife.

We hope these images will inspire the viewers to join us in our effort to conserve the wildness of our South Texas lands.