Building Naturalist Skills: Nature Journaling and Observation

“I see no more than you, but I have trained myself to notice what I see.”

Sherlock Holmes, The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier

Observation is a skill that you can hone by training and technique. Bringing these tools to bear in nature observation enhances the richness and joy of every moment in nature. Learn how to notice, how to tease and explore questions from nature, and draw meaningful relationships between observations and ideas. Keeping a nature journal is the single most powerful tool you can use to enrich your observation skill and memory. Learn fast drawing techniques and new ways of seeing and exploring your discoveries in a field notebook.