GVNJC: Activate Your Senses!
CA, United StatesJoin the Great Valley Nature Journal Club for a guest workshop with Janice Kelley. This session will create opportunities to discover a new dimension in your nature journaling experience. After a short presentation describing different journaling practices, you will engage in either one or two activities and share, depending on time and interest. (1): Go Read More
Nature Journal Educator’s Forum: Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity in the NJ Community
Zoom Meeting CANature Journaling is for everyone. Let's look at what we can do to make the experience and resources accessible. What barriers to participation exist? How can we address them? There may be parts of this discussion that will be challenging. Please listen deeply, participate with mutual respect and kindness, and assume the best intentions of Read More
Be Well in Nature (wellness workshops with Stanford University)
CA, United StatesJohn Muir Laws is speaking as a part of a day-long panel on nature and wellness. When we connect with nature, we can foster peace and tranquility within ourselves, resulting in positive well-being. In fact, research has shown that spending time in nature reduces stress, anxiety, and depression. Sessions include the science of wellness in Read More
Botanical Illustration 5: Stems, leaf arrangement, and inflorescence
Zoom Meeting CALet's take a close look at the way leaves and flowers emerge from the stem. Understanding the arrangement and inflorescence type will help you see patterns and draw what you see. Bonus: how to draw long stems and smooth parallel lines. Click Here to Join the Zoom Workshop! Passcode: 187351 All ages and experience levels Read More
Nature Journaling Basics: Catalina Island
Zoom Meeting CANature journaling is one of the best ways to enhance your observation, connection, and love of the natural world. Join John Muir Laws and the Catalina Island Conservancy for a virtual introduction to nature journaling. Learn the what, why, and how of keeping your nature journal. We will explore simple techniques to record the landscape Read More
International Nature Journaling Week
Zoom Meeting CAJoin us for an amazing online community and skill-building experience!. This year the themes for International Nature Journaling Week will explore the three ‘languages’ of nature journaling (words, pictures, and numbers) and the three prompts ‘I notice…I wonder…It reminds me of…’ These two triads, used together, are a powerful tool for cultivating curiosity, connecting with Read More
Explore with Master Naturalist David Lukas
Zoom Meeting CAMethow Valley, WA. Photo by David Lukas David Lukas is one of the best naturalists I have met. We have been friends for many years and have extensively explored the Sierra Nevada side by side. He is also a writer and videographer. He now lives in Northern Washington and will join us to share new Read More
Using Numbers In Our Nature Journals (INJW)
Zoom Meeting CANumbers are beautiful, numbers are useful, numbers are an essential language for perceiving and describing the natural world. In this workshop, you will learn ways to count, measure, time, and estimate the world. This adds new resources to the way you think and record. We will also explore ways to record numbers that help us Read More
It Reminds Me Of… (INJW)
Zoom Meeting CACreativity is a skill you can learn. Creativity is your ability to make useful connections between seemingly unrelated things. Thinking by analogy and seeing relationships is a powerful way to heighten your naturalist and nature journaler mind. In this workshop, we will unpack ways to network ideas in your mind and on the page. This Read More
Raccoon vs. Coyote, a close look at proportions
Zoom Meeting CALet's make a close comparison of the coyote and the raccoon. By examining these two mammals, we will gain insight into drawing and describing the proportions of mammals we encounter in the city or field. Click Here to Join the Zoom Workshop! Passcode: 187351 All ages and experience levels are welcome. No registration is necessary, Read More