What we'll be doing: Join Melinda Nakagawa and the Monterey Bay Nature Journal Club. Please check Spark in Nature events page each week for details about today's topics! When Start at 9:30 am- end at 12 noon Pacific Daylight. Schedule: Start with an introduction and demo of a topic We log off the computer to Read More
Do you want to learn how to "see" plants better? In this 7-week course, we will be looking closer at 7 plant families who we often find in our foods. We will examine flower patterns and practice identifying members of the families - skills and curiosity you can carry forth as you explore plants in Read More
Do you have questions about drawing, journaling, naturalist skills, or journaling teaching techniques? Join John Muir Laws and the Nature Journal Club every week for an open forum discussion where we troubleshoot your questions. This workshop will be repeated, so if your questions don't get addressed this time, never fear! There will be a next Read More
“Stories are everywhere, if we know how to look.” -How to Teach Nature Journaling Join the Workshop In nature journaling, we use a mixture of words, pictures, and numbers. Join us for this new weekly workshop where we focus on WORDS. We’ll explore writing for different purposes: writing to observe, to think, to imagine, and Read More
Our schedules are already full. How can we integrate nature journaling with existing lessons and learning objectives? How can journaling be brought into more aspects of learning? Learn how to teach Nature Journaling! Join our weekly discussion and idea-sharing for teachers, home school parents, and other educators interested in teaching nature journaling skills. Each meeting Read More
Every week The Nature Journal Show provides you with tips, tricks, and techniques to help you get more out of your nature journaling! In addition to exciting nature journal adventures, and practical how-to episodes, there are also inspiring conversations with other nature journalers, nature artists, and nature researchers! Join the premieres every Wednesday at 6pm Read More
Learn the basics of bird wing structure to help you draw birds of prey in flight. We will also explore simple foreshortening in outstretched wings. Download, print, and cut out these paper models before class. Click Here to Join the Zoom Workshop! Passcode: 187351 All ages and experience levels are welcome. No registration is necessary, Read More
6-week course begins April 1, 2021 at 6pm Pacific. See this page for details and registration! This course is open to those who have completed Level 1. I’m so glad you’re interested in boosting your bird knowledge with the nature journal! If you can’t make this series, fill out this form to be notified Read More
Super low-key, supportive drawing and chatting online hang-out: if there are pages in your journal you've been wanting to finish, or homework you're wanting to catch up on, or just plain want to draw in good company, please join us! * Together, we create a supportive space. If a person feels like sharing their work, Read More
Join Brian Higginbotham and the Great Valley Nature Journal Club for weekly live nature journaling workshops. We review strategies for incorporating words, pictures, and numbers in our practice and share tips, techniques, and inspiration from the community and from past masters. Topics are usually announced in advance of the workshop and are held online through Read More
Springtime Nature Journaling: Teacher Workshop Saturday, April 3, 2021 10:00 AM 12:00 PM PGMNH partners with Spark in Nature‘s Melinda Nakagawa to bring you three different nature journaling workshops! Nature journaling is about getting out to see nature and recording our observations and experiences in a journal using a combination of words, sketches, and numbers. Read More
Super low-key, supportive drawing and chatting online hang-out: if there are pages in your journal you've been wanting to finish, or homework you're wanting to catch up on, or just plain want to draw in good company, please join us! * Together, we create a supportive space. If a person feels like sharing their work, Read More
What we'll be doing: Join Melinda Nakagawa and the Monterey Bay Nature Journal Club. Please check Spark in Nature events page each week for details about today's topics! When Start at 9:30 am- end at 12 noon Pacific Daylight. Schedule: Start with an introduction and demo of a topic We log off the computer to Read More
Do you want to learn how to "see" plants better? In this 7-week course, we will be looking closer at 7 plant families who we often find in our foods. We will examine flower patterns and practice identifying members of the families - skills and curiosity you can carry forth as you explore plants in Read More
“Stories are everywhere, if we know how to look.” -How to Teach Nature Journaling Join the Workshop In nature journaling, we use a mixture of words, pictures, and numbers. Join us for this new weekly workshop where we focus on WORDS. We’ll explore writing for different purposes: writing to observe, to think, to imagine, and Read More
Every week The Nature Journal Show provides you with tips, tricks, and techniques to help you get more out of your nature journaling! In addition to exciting nature journal adventures, and practical how-to episodes, there are also inspiring conversations with other nature journalers, nature artists, and nature researchers! Join the premieres every Wednesday at 6pm Read More
Bird in the Hand: a virtual nature journaling experience at the Palomarin Field Station with Point Blue Conservation Science Thursday, April 8, 2021, 12:00-1:30 PM (PDT) Join Naturalist Artist Educator John Muir Laws on a virtual visit to our Palomarin Field Station, where Point Blue scientists have been banding birds and advancing conservation for more Read More
6-week course begins April 1, 2021 at 6pm Pacific. See this page for details and registration! This course is open to those who have completed Level 1. I’m so glad you’re interested in boosting your bird knowledge with the nature journal! If you can’t make this series, fill out this form to be notified Read More
Super low-key, supportive drawing and chatting online hang-out: if there are pages in your journal you've been wanting to finish, or homework you're wanting to catch up on, or just plain want to draw in good company, please join us! * Together, we create a supportive space. If a person feels like sharing their work, Read More
FREE- On-line Springtime Nature Journaling: K-2nd with adult Friday, April 9, 2021 3:30 PM 4:30 PM PGMNH partners with Spark in Nature’s Melinda Nakagawa to bring you three different nature journaling workshops! Nature journaling is about getting out to see nature and recording our observations and experiences in a journal using a combination of words, Read More
Join Brian Higginbotham and the Great Valley Nature Journal Club for weekly live nature journaling workshops. We review strategies for incorporating words, pictures, and numbers in our practice and share tips, techniques, and inspiration from the community and from past masters. Topics are usually announced in advance of the workshop and are held online through Read More
10:00am – 12:00pm $35 per person, $30 for Friends of Pepperwood Meet at the Dwight Center Ages 13 and up welcome Do you want to experience nature with fresh eyes? Would you like to develop a practice to notice, understand, and remember more of the vibrant world around you? During this fun field exploration, instructor Read More
Super low-key, supportive drawing and chatting online hang-out: if there are pages in your journal you've been wanting to finish, or homework you're wanting to catch up on, or just plain want to draw in good company, please join us! * Together, we create a supportive space. If a person feels like sharing their work, Read More
Join us to journal across the Pacific Ocean! Japan, Australia and US and beyond! We will nature journal together with a demo and warm-up online, then we all leave the computers to nature journal on our own for a bit. Then return to share our discoveries! Check this website for details and link
What we'll be doing: Join Melinda Nakagawa and the Monterey Bay Nature Journal Club. Please check Spark in Nature events page each week for details about today's topics! When Start at 9:30 am- end at 12 noon Pacific Daylight. Schedule: Start with an introduction and demo of a topic We log off the computer to Read More
Sadly today's class is cancelled. In the meantime, I will be adding the recordings of Weeks 6 and 7 to my YouTube channel. Please check here for past classes in this series: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeZWxtbNBZs78AT_UTSv97A/videos We will see you next week for our 8th and final family! We added an extra one. There will be a finale Read More
Do you have questions about drawing, journaling, naturalist skills, or journaling teaching techniques? Join John Muir Laws and the Nature Journal Club every week for an open forum discussion where we troubleshoot your questions. This workshop will be repeated, so if your questions don't get addressed this time, never fear! There will be a next Read More
“Stories are everywhere, if we know how to look.” -How to Teach Nature Journaling Join the Workshop In nature journaling, we use a mixture of words, pictures, and numbers. Join us for this new weekly workshop where we focus on WORDS. We’ll explore writing for different purposes: writing to observe, to think, to imagine, and Read More
Gena Richman taught 2nd and 3rd grades at Mary Collins School at Cherry Valley for twenty years. Beloved by generations of students she integrated nature journaling into her curriculum at many levels. Learn what nature journaling could look like in your classroom. Click Here to Join the Meeting All ages and experience levels are welcome. Read More
Every week The Nature Journal Show provides you with tips, tricks, and techniques to help you get more out of your nature journaling! In addition to exciting nature journal adventures, and practical how-to episodes, there are also inspiring conversations with other nature journalers, nature artists, and nature researchers! Join the premieres every Wednesday at 6pm Read More
Further develop your raptor drawing skills and we bend the wing in the middle to make an "M" shape. This kink in the wing makes subtle and often counterintuitive shapes. the flexible wingtip may also curl up at the tip. This may make the tips of the feathers look cut off. Learn to expect what Read More
6-week course begins April 1, 2021 at 6pm Pacific. See this page for details and registration! This course is open to those who have completed Level 1. I’m so glad you’re interested in boosting your bird knowledge with the nature journal! If you can’t make this series, fill out this form to be notified Read More
Super low-key, supportive drawing and chatting online hang-out: if there are pages in your journal you've been wanting to finish, or homework you're wanting to catch up on, or just plain want to draw in good company, please join us! * Together, we create a supportive space. If a person feels like sharing their work, Read More
On-line Springtime Nature Journaling: 3rd grade and up Friday, April 16, 2021 3:30 PM 5:00 PM PGMNH partners with Spark in Nature‘s Melinda Nakagawa to bring you three different nature journaling workshops! Nature journaling is about getting out to see nature and recording our observations and experiences in a journal using a combination of words, Read More
Join naturalist and Nature Journaling for a Wild Life author Roseann Hanson on a truly out of this world virtual field trip sketching the Martian landscape! Let’s see how many different reds we can use to depict the Red Planet as we explore the astrobiology of Mars aboard the Mars Curiosity and Perseverance Rovers. We’ll Read More
Join Brian Higginbotham and the Great Valley Nature Journal Club for weekly live nature journaling workshops. We review strategies for incorporating words, pictures, and numbers in our practice and share tips, techniques, and inspiration from the community and from past masters. Topics are usually announced in advance of the workshop and are held online through Read More
Super low-key, supportive drawing and chatting online hang-out: if there are pages in your journal you've been wanting to finish, or homework you're wanting to catch up on, or just plain want to draw in good company, please join us! * Together, we create a supportive space. If a person feels like sharing their work, Read More
What we'll be doing: Join Melinda Nakagawa and the Monterey Bay Nature Journal Club. Please check Spark in Nature events page each week for details about today's topics! When Start at 9:30 am- end at 12 noon Pacific Daylight. Schedule: Start with an introduction and demo of a topic We log off the computer to Read More
Do you want to learn how to "see" plants better? In this 7-week course, we will be looking closer at 7 plant families who we often find in our foods. We will examine flower patterns and practice identifying members of the families - skills and curiosity you can carry forth as you explore plants in Read More
Do you have questions about drawing, journaling, naturalist skills, or journaling teaching techniques? Join John Muir Laws and the Nature Journal Club every week for an open forum discussion where we troubleshoot your questions. This workshop will be repeated, so if your questions don't get addressed this time, never fear! There will be a next Read More
“Stories are everywhere, if we know how to look.” -How to Teach Nature Journaling Join the Workshop In nature journaling, we use a mixture of words, pictures, and numbers. Join us for this new weekly workshop where we focus on WORDS. We’ll explore writing for different purposes: writing to observe, to think, to imagine, and Read More
What kind of community do we want to create? As more and more people are vaccinated, the light is growing at the end of the long Covid tunnel. When we emerge, what kind of a community of nature journalers shall we create together? What is the role of online classes, local nature journal clubs, conferences Read More
Every week The Nature Journal Show provides you with tips, tricks, and techniques to help you get more out of your nature journaling! In addition to exciting nature journal adventures, and practical how-to episodes, there are also inspiring conversations with other nature journalers, nature artists, and nature researchers! Join the premieres every Wednesday at 6pm Read More
Explore colored pencil technique with vibrant tropical fish. In this workshop, we will learn how to apply colored pencils for vibrant colors and crisp details. Special equipment: Bristol board or other think and sturdy drawing paper, colored pencils, colorless blender, black grape, grayed lavender, and white pencil, embossing tool (or dead ballpoint pen). Click Here Read More
Join me and California State Parks interpreters Mariana and Robin as we look for hidden gems at our coastal State Parks in an online interactive nature journaling workshop for Earth Day! Great for all ages! This event is free but registration is required and space is limited. Click HERE to register. This event will Read More
Join me on Earth Day, Thurs, April 22, for an online for a fun and interactive flower drawing workshop hosted by the Walt Disney Family Museum. We will learn how to block in the basic flower shapes, foreshorten flowers, and use watercolor or colored pencils to bring out the beauty in your own nature journal. Read More
6-week course begins April 1, 2021 at 6pm Pacific. See this page for details and registration! This course is open to those who have completed Level 1. I’m so glad you’re interested in boosting your bird knowledge with the nature journal! If you can’t make this series, fill out this form to be notified Read More
Super low-key, supportive drawing and chatting online hang-out: if there are pages in your journal you've been wanting to finish, or homework you're wanting to catch up on, or just plain want to draw in good company, please join us! * Together, we create a supportive space. If a person feels like sharing their work, Read More
What if your kids could be inspired to learn, you could relax, and your whole family could spend quality time learning about nature, science, and art alongside other families? The class will combine engaging activities on zoom as well as sending you out to explore your own nature before coming back to share with the Read More
Let’s play in the dirt! Join naturalist and Nature Journaling for a Wild Life author Roseann Hanson in a two-and-half-hour live and interactive online workshop hosted by the Natural History Institute in Prescott, Arizona, will introduce you to the magical world of true place-based art by teaching you how to: find rocks and soil from which Read More
Join Brian Higginbotham and the Great Valley Nature Journal Club for weekly live nature journaling workshops. We review strategies for incorporating words, pictures, and numbers in our practice and share tips, techniques, and inspiration from the community and from past masters. Topics are usually announced in advance of the workshop and are held online through Read More
Super low-key, supportive drawing and chatting online hang-out: if there are pages in your journal you've been wanting to finish, or homework you're wanting to catch up on, or just plain want to draw in good company, please join us! * Together, we create a supportive space. If a person feels like sharing their work, Read More
What we'll be doing: Join Melinda Nakagawa and the Monterey Bay Nature Journal Club. Please check Spark in Nature events page each week for details about today's topics! When Start at 9:30 am- end at 12 noon Pacific Daylight. Schedule: Start with an introduction and demo of a topic We log off the computer to Read More
Do you want to learn how to "see" plants better? In this 7-week course, we will be looking closer at 7 plant families who we often find in our foods. We will examine flower patterns and practice identifying members of the families - skills and curiosity you can carry forth as you explore plants in Read More
Do you have questions about drawing, journaling, naturalist skills, or journaling teaching techniques? Join John Muir Laws and the Nature Journal Club every week for an open forum discussion where we troubleshoot your questions. This workshop will be repeated, so if your questions don't get addressed this time, never fear! There will be a next Read More
“Stories are everywhere, if we know how to look.” -How to Teach Nature Journaling Join the Workshop In nature journaling, we use a mixture of words, pictures, and numbers. Join us for this new weekly workshop where we focus on WORDS. We’ll explore writing for different purposes: writing to observe, to think, to imagine, and Read More
How can we make nature journaling events and classes accessible, welcoming, and appropriate for elders? What special concerns should we keep in mind as we develop programs or community resources? How can elders engage with teaching others and sharing their experiences? Click Here to Join the Meeting All ages and experience levels are welcome. No Read More
Every week The Nature Journal Show provides you with tips, tricks, and techniques to help you get more out of your nature journaling! In addition to exciting nature journal adventures, and practical how-to episodes, there are also inspiring conversations with other nature journalers, nature artists, and nature researchers! Join the premieres every Wednesday at 6pm Read More
Many people are afraid of drawing birds' feet and so hide the feet behind leaves. With a little knowledge, you can draw accurate and functional bird legs and feet. The bird leg has key similarities and differences from ours. Learn the structure of birds' legs and feet and how to draw them. Learn how to Read More
6-week course begins April 1, 2021 at 6pm Pacific. See this page for details and registration! This course is open to those who have completed Level 1. I’m so glad you’re interested in boosting your bird knowledge with the nature journal! If you can’t make this series, fill out this form to be notified Read More
Super low-key, supportive drawing and chatting online hang-out: if there are pages in your journal you've been wanting to finish, or homework you're wanting to catch up on, or just plain want to draw in good company, please join us! * Together, we create a supportive space. If a person feels like sharing their work, Read More
Join Brian Higginbotham and the Great Valley Nature Journal Club for weekly live nature journaling workshops. We review strategies for incorporating words, pictures, and numbers in our practice and share tips, techniques, and inspiration from the community and from past masters. Topics are usually announced in advance of the workshop and are held online through Read More
Join naturalist and Nature Journaling for a Wild Life author Roseann Hanson in exploring cartography for your nature journals and field sketchbooks. Adding maps is fun and although they can be challenging and even intimidating, they will greatly enhance not only your journals but your understanding of a place. Traditional maps with features such as contours Read More
Super low-key, supportive drawing and chatting online hang-out: if there are pages in your journal you've been wanting to finish, or homework you're wanting to catch up on, or just plain want to draw in good company, please join us! * Together, we create a supportive space. If a person feels like sharing their work, Read More