Join 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
“Stories are everywhere, if we know how to look.” -How to Teach Nature Journaling This week, instead of the regular class, Rebecca will be teaching a workshop called "Science & Imagination: Exploring Words in Your Nature Journal" as part of International Nature Journaling Week, on Tuesday June 1 at 4pm PT. You can view the 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
Methow 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
Numbers 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
Learn the foundations of nature journaling, boost your mindset and practice skills Gain the tools and skills to be comfortable creating a nature journal page using various techniques. Develop your superpowers of observation and curiosity and begin to uncover what was unseen in nature. Class Time: Thursdays, 4pm - 5:15pm Pacific Time May 6, 13, Read More
Cancelled in honor of International Nature Journaling Week. We will be back next week!
Cancelled in honor of International Nature Journaling Week. We will be back next week!
Creativity 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
“Stories are everywhere, if we know how to look.” -How to Teach Nature Journaling Join the Workshop In this workshop, you'll have time to free-write based on a writing prompt of your choice that Rebecca taught last week during International Nature Journaling Week. Then, you'll have the opportunity to share what you wrote with others Read More
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 will have a theme. Most of the conversation that day will revolve around this core idea but expect interesting side routes and trails. Click Here to Join 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
Free- Nature Journaling with Melinda Nakagawa and the Monterey County Free Libraries You must register ahead of event for the Zoom link. Limited spaces. See SparkinNature for info and registration. Four dates available.
Let'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
Learn the foundations of nature journaling, boost your mindset and practice skills Gain the tools and skills to be comfortable creating a nature journal page using various techniques. Develop your superpowers of observation and curiosity and begin to uncover what was unseen in nature. Class Time: Thursdays, 4pm - 5:15pm Pacific Time May 6, 13, 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
Metadata for your nature journals is a crucial addition, to give your entries a solid foundation in context: date, time, sunrise / sunset, moon phase, and weather. What are the clouds? How do you ID them? How do you tell the wind speed? What are the symbols for recording weather? Join naturalist Roseann Hanson, author 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
Join Master Naturalist David Lukas and John Muir Laws for another in our series of virtual nature walks featuring astonishing photos and video clips from David's home turf in the North Cascade mountains. Following up on our introductory event on June 3, David will lead us into fields of flamboyant flowers as we practice thinking 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 a one-hour open forum discussion where we explore (and hopefully answer) your questions live. Stick around at the end of the meeting for a lively group journal share and conversation. 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, Read More
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 will have a theme. Most of the conversation that day will revolve around this core idea but expect interesting side routes and trails. Click Here to Join 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
In this session, special guest, Ashton Rodenhiser of Mind's Eye Creative will show us how to use simple drawing elements to highlight the information that you capture in your Nature Journal. Drawing lines and containers can be fun and effective to the learning and retention of the words written and support your overall design and Read More
Learn the foundations of nature journaling, boost your mindset and practice skills Gain the tools and skills to be comfortable creating a nature journal page using various techniques. Develop your superpowers of observation and curiosity and begin to uncover what was unseen in nature. Class Time: Thursdays, 4pm - 5:15pm Pacific Time May 6, 13, 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
I am presenting at the Mono Lake Virtual Chautauqua. There is a great lineup of speakers. Find out more and register here! Program Description: Do you want to become a better birder really fast? The secret is to start to keep a naturalist notebook or birder's journal. In this workshop, you will learn how to 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
Journaling With Nature is a podcast for those who want to turn curiosity into wonder…a pencil sketch into a rabbit hole of discovery…a moment of stillness into a life full of joy! Join Bethan Burton each week, Sunday 4PM Pacific time, when a new episode is published. The podcast includes in-depth interviews with nature journalers Read More
Join John Muir Laws and Emilie Lygren–co-authors of the book How to Teach Nature Journaling–as well as other nature journaling educators from around the world for a two-day live online workshop, June 21-22, 2021, before the Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Conference. You will come away from this workshop empowered with best practices and practical tools for teaching nature Read More
Join us for our third annual Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Conference. Click here for all the details and a link to register.
“Stories are everywhere, if we know how to look.” -How to Teach Nature Journaling 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 to communicate. Writing 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
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
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
Journaling With Nature is a podcast for those who want to turn curiosity into wonder…a pencil sketch into a rabbit hole of discovery…a moment of stillness into a life full of joy! Join Bethan Burton each week, Sunday 4PM Pacific time, when a new episode is published. The podcast includes in-depth interviews with nature journalers Read More
Join Master Naturalist David Lukas and John Muir Laws for another in our series of virtual nature walks featuring astonishing photos and video clips from David’s home turf in the North Cascade mountains. Following up on our introductory event on June 3, David will continue leading us into fields of flamboyant flowers as we practice Read More
It is one thing to learn how to identify bird species by their songs but another thing altogether to examine how we understand the nuances and meanings of bird songs. This exciting presentation is an examination of how birds vocalize, what kinds of messages and strategies birds use with their vocalizations, and how we study Read More
Learn aspects of mammal anatomy that will help you draw large mammals from the side and 3/4 view. We will learn and apply the keystone method to block in the shapes of large mammals from the side and then learn the three spheres method to rotate the bodies. Click Here to Join the Zoom Workshop! 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
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 will have a theme. Most of the conversation that day will revolve around this core idea but expect interesting side routes and trails. Click Here to Join 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
Free- Nature Journaling with Melinda Nakagawa and the Monterey County Free Libraries You must register ahead of event for the Zoom link. Limited spaces. See SparkinNature for info and registration. Four dates available.
Learn aspects of mammal anatomy that will help you draw large mammals from the side and 3/4 view. We will review and apply the keystone method to block in the shapes of large mammals from the side and then use the three spheres method to rotate the bodies. Jack, have a great time in Yellowstone! 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
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
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