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SUMMARY:Bookworm & Friends Book Club
DESCRIPTION:What would happen if a critical mass of curious\, kind\, playful\, and deep  thinking\, friends got together on a regular basis to share their thoughts about interesting books\, journal articles\, poetry\, and more. Let’s find out. No registration necessary\, and if you have not read the book\, you can still come and play. \n\n\n\nWe encourage folks to practice sketchnoteing while you read. There will be an opportunity to share your skethnotes with the group. \n\n\n\nOur first book is Third Millennium Thinking by Saul Perlmutter. You can get it from your local independent bookstore or Alibris. Let’s think about how we think. \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nClick here to join the meeting\n\n\n\n\nTentative Schedule\n\n\n\n\nFeb 11th: part 1 getting a grip on reality\n\n\n\nFebuary 18th: No meeting\n\n\n\n Febuary 25th: part 2 understanding uncertainty\n\n\n\nMarch 4: part 3 the radical can do stance\n\n\n\nMarch 11: part 4 minding the gaps\n\n\n\nMarch 18: No meeting ( I have something against 18th’s)\n\n\n\nMarch 25: 5 joining forces\n\n\n\nThen we figure out what to do next…
URL:https://johnmuirlaws.com/event/bookworm-friends-book-club/2026-03-04/
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SUMMARY:Iguana learn about cross contour lines
DESCRIPTION:Explore how cross-contour lines can help you understand and draw the Marine Iguana.\n\n\n\n\nAll ages and experience levels are welcome. No registration is necessary. \n\n\n\n\nClick here to join the workshop!\n\n\n\n\nSuggested donation: $20. Your donation helps support me and my family. Your generosity is deeply appreciated and it makes an immediate difference in my ability to continue to offer these programs. Your donation is tax-deductible. Click here to donate. If you are not able to donate at this time\, no problem–please continue to enjoy the classes and find another way to pay it forward in your community with acts of kindness and service. Thank you! \n\n\n\nIf you are new to Zoom or are having trouble with the meeting controls\, please see these notes and suggestions on Zoom Tips for Online Classes with John Muir Laws to help you get more out of the online workshop. When possible I will also make a recording of the workshop and post it on my blog. I look forward to seeing you there! \n\n\n\nBring\n\n\n\n\nYour Journal and favorite drawing materials. Taking notes while you watch and participate will help you remember the new techniques and incorporate them into your journaling.\n\n\n\nYour sense of humor!
URL:https://johnmuirlaws.com/event/the-nature-journal-workshop-79/
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SUMMARY:The Bookworm Book Club
DESCRIPTION:What would happen if a critical mass of curious\, kind\, playful\, and deep  thinking\, friends got together on a regular basis to share their thoughts about interesting books\, journal articles\, poetry\, and more. Let’s find out. No registration necessary\, and if you have not read the book\, you can still come and play. \n\n\n\nWe encourage folks to practice sketchnoteing while you read. There will be an opportunity to share your skethnotes with the group. \n\n\n\nOur first book is Third Millennium Thinking by Saul Perlmutter. You can get it from your local independent bookstore or Alibris. Let’s think about how we think. \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nClick here to join the meeting\n\n\n\n\nTentative Schedule\n\n\n\n\nFeb 11th: part 1 getting a grip on reality\n\n\n\nFebuary 18th: No meeting\n\n\n\n Febuary 25th: part 2 understanding uncertainty\n\n\n\nMarch 4: part 3 the radical can do stance\n\n\n\nMarch 11: part 4 minding the gaps\n\n\n\nMarch 18: No meeting ( I have something against 18th’s)\n\n\n\nMarch 25: 5 joining forces\n\n\n\nThen we figure out what to do next…
URL:https://johnmuirlaws.com/event/bookworm-friends-book-club-3/2026-02-25/
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SUMMARY:Bookworm & Friends Book Club
DESCRIPTION:What would happen if a critical mass of curious\, kind\, playful\, and deep  thinking\, friends got together on a regular basis to share their thoughts about interesting books\, journal articles\, poetry\, and more. Let’s find out. No registration necessary\, and if you have not read the book\, you can still come and play. \n\n\n\nWe encourage folks to practice sketchnoteing while you read. There will be an opportunity to share your skethnotes with the group. \n\n\n\nOur first book is Third Millennium Thinking by Saul Perlmutter. You can get it from your local independent bookstore or Alibris. Let’s think about how we think. \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nClick here to join the meeting\n\n\n\n\nTentative Schedule\n\n\n\n\nFeb 11th: part 1 getting a grip on reality\n\n\n\nFebuary 18th: No meeting\n\n\n\n Febuary 25th: part 2 understanding uncertainty\n\n\n\nMarch 4: part 3 the radical can do stance\n\n\n\nMarch 11: part 4 minding the gaps\n\n\n\nMarch 18: No meeting ( I have something against 18th’s)\n\n\n\nMarch 25: 5 joining forces\n\n\n\nThen we figure out what to do next…
URL:https://johnmuirlaws.com/event/bookworm-friends-book-club/2026-02-25/
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SUMMARY:Bookworm & Friends Book Club
DESCRIPTION:What would happen if a critical mass of curious\, kind\, playful\, and deep  thinking\, friends got together on a regular basis to share their thoughts about interesting books\, journal articles\, poetry\, and more. Let’s find out. No registration necessary\, and if you have not read the book\, you can still come and play. \n\n\n\nWe encourage folks to practice sketchnoteing while you read. There will be an opportunity to share your skethnotes with the group. \n\n\n\nOur first book is Third Millennium Thinking by Saul Perlmutter. You can get it from your local independent bookstore or Alibris. Let’s think about how we think. \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nClick here to join the meeting\n\n\n\n\nTentative Schedule\n\n\n\n\nFeb 11th: part 1 getting a grip on reality\n\n\n\nFebuary 18th: No meeting\n\n\n\n Febuary 25th: part 2 understanding uncertainty\n\n\n\n April 4: part 3 the radical can do stance\n\n\n\n April 11: part 4 minding the gaps\n\n\n\n April 18: No meeting ( I have something against 18th’s)\n\n\n\nApril 25: Part 5 joining forces\n\n\n\nThen we figure out what to do next…
URL:https://johnmuirlaws.com/event/bookworm-friends-book-club-2/
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SUMMARY:Logistics of Watercolor in the Field!
DESCRIPTION:How can you manage watercolor outdoors\, with the wind blowin’\, skeeters bitin’. and time a tickin’?\n\n\n\n\nJoin John Muir Laws for weekly live nature Journaling workshops with tips\, techniques\, inspiration\, teaching strategies\, and interviews. Topics are usually announced in advance of the workshop. If special materials or class-specific downloads are available\, you can find them here in the class description before the class. All ages and experience levels are welcome. No registration is necessary. \n\n\n\n\nClick here to join the workshop!\n\n\n\n\nSuggested donation: $20. Your donation helps support me and my family. Your generosity is deeply appreciated and it makes an immediate difference in my ability to continue to offer these programs. Your donation is tax-deductible. Click here to donate. If you are not able to donate at this time\, no problem–please continue to enjoy the classes and find another way to pay it forward in your community with acts of kindness and service. Thank you! \n\n\n\nIf you are new to Zoom or are having trouble with the meeting controls\, please see these notes and suggestions on Zoom Tips for Online Classes with John Muir Laws to help you get more out of the online workshop. When possible I will also make a recording of the workshop and post it on my blog. I look forward to seeing you there! \n\n\n\nBring\n\n\n\n\nYour Journal and favorite drawing materials. Taking notes while you watch and participate will help you remember the new techniques and incorporate them into your journaling.\n\n\n\nYour sense of humor!
URL:https://johnmuirlaws.com/event/the-nature-journal-workshop-61/
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SUMMARY:Landscape sketching and painting
DESCRIPTION:How to create mini (and larger) landscapes in the field before your friends are done with lunch. \n\n\n\n\nJoin John Muir Laws for weekly live nature Journaling workshops with tips\, techniques\, inspiration\, teaching strategies\, and interviews. Topics are usually announced in advance of the workshop. If special materials or class-specific downloads are available\, you can find them here in the class description before the class. All ages and experience levels are welcome. No registration is necessary. \n\n\n\n\nClick here to join the workshop!\n\n\n\n\nSuggested donation: $20. Your donation helps support me and my family. Your generosity is deeply appreciated and it makes an immediate difference in my ability to continue to offer these programs. Your donation is tax-deductible. Click here to donate. If you are not able to donate at this time\, no problem–please continue to enjoy the classes and find another way to pay it forward in your community with acts of kindness and service. Thank you! \n\n\n\nIf you are new to Zoom or are having trouble with the meeting controls\, please see these notes and suggestions on Zoom Tips for Online Classes with John Muir Laws to help you get more out of the online workshop. When possible I will also make a recording of the workshop and post it on my blog. I look forward to seeing you there! \n\n\n\nBring\n\n\n\n\nYour Journal and favorite drawing materials. Taking notes while you watch and participate will help you remember the new techniques and incorporate them into your journaling.\n\n\n\nYour sense of humor!
URL:https://johnmuirlaws.com/event/the-nature-journal-workshop-60/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260108T100000
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SUMMARY:Learn to draw (100% beginner workshop)
DESCRIPTION:Have you always told yourself you can’t draw but wondered “What if?Are you new to drawing and looking for a place to start? Let’s do this together.\n\n\n\n\nLet’s dive in and do this! All ages and experience levels are welcome. No registration is necessary. \n\n\n\n\nClick here to join the workshop!\n\n\n\n\nSuggested donation: $20. Your donation helps support me and my family. Your generosity is deeply appreciated and it makes an immediate difference in my ability to continue to offer these programs. Your donation is tax-deductible. Click here to donate. If you are not able to donate at this time\, no problem–please continue to enjoy the classes and find another way to pay it forward in your community with acts of kindness and service. Thank you! \n\n\n\nIf you are new to Zoom or are having trouble with the meeting controls\, please see these notes and suggestions on Zoom Tips for Online Classes with John Muir Laws to help you get more out of the online workshop. When possible I will also make a recording of the workshop and post it on my blog. I look forward to seeing you there! \n\n\n\nBring\n\n\n\n\nYour Journal and favorite drawing materials. Taking notes while you watch and participate will help you remember the new techniques and incorporate them into your journaling.\n\n\n\nYour sense of humor!
URL:https://johnmuirlaws.com/event/the-nature-journal-workshop-54/
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SUMMARY:A Bird A Day
DESCRIPTION:What would happen if you drew one bird each day for a year?\n\n\n\n\nJoin John Muir Laws in conversation with nature journaler and conservation leader Anne Chadwick as she wraps up a full year of drawing a bird a day. Why set a goal like this? Lessons learned? Progress made? How can this help build community and advance conservation? What’s next?   \n\n\n\nAuthor\, illustrator\, and photographer Anne Chadwick splits her time between Sebastopol\, California\, and Vancouver\, British Columbia. She is a leader in several organizations devoted to protecting the environment and advancing art and science. Anne’s mantra of “curiosity\, compassion\, and connection” guides her nature journaling and conservation work. She’s spent 16 years as a volunteer leader of the Truckee Donner Land Trust and Point Blue Conservation Science. As owner of a 140-acre ranch in California’s Sierra Valley\, Anne negotiated a conservation easement with the Feather River Land Trust to extinguish development rights in perpetuity. In 2014\, her ranch pioneered the “Learning Landscapes” program\, which brings school children outdoors to study wildlife\, farming\, riparian habitat\, stream biology\, bird migration\, nature journaling\, and more. Check out this 2-minute video about the Loyalton Learning Landscapes. \n\n\n\n All ages and experience levels are welcome. No registration is necessary. \n\n\n\nSuggested donation: $20. Your donation helps support me and my family. Your generosity is deeply appreciated and it makes an immediate difference in my ability to continue to offer these programs. Your donation is tax-deductible. Click here to donate. If you are not able to donate at this time\, no problem–please continue to enjoy the classes and find another way to pay it forward in your community with acts of kindness and service. Thank you! \n\n\n\nIf you are new to Zoom or are having trouble with the meeting controls\, please see these notes and suggestions on Zoom Tips for Online Classes with John Muir Laws to help you get more out of the online workshop. When possible I will also make a recording of the workshop and post it on my blog. I look forward to seeing you there! \n\n\n\nBring\n\n\n\n\nYour Journal and favorite drawing materials. Taking notes while you watch and participate will help you remember the new techniques and incorporate them into your journaling.\n\n\n\nYour sense of humor!
URL:https://johnmuirlaws.com/event/the-nature-journal-workshop-52/
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SUMMARY:Let's Draw my Spark Bird!
DESCRIPTION:Join me as I draw the Ruby-crowned Kinglet and share how I fell in love with birds\n\n\n\n\nJoin John Muir Laws for weekly live nature Journaling workshops with tips\, techniques\, inspiration\, teaching strategies\, and interviews. Topics are usually announced in advance of the workshop. If special materials or class-specific downloads are available\, you can find them here in the class description before the class. All ages and experience levels are welcome. No registration is necessary. \n\n\n\n\nClick here to join the workshop!\n\n\n\n\nSuggested donation: $20. Your donation helps support me and my family. Your generosity is deeply appreciated and it makes an immediate difference in my ability to continue to offer these programs. Your donation is tax-deductible. Click here to donate. If you are not able to donate at this time\, no problem–please continue to enjoy the classes and find another way to pay it forward in your community with acts of kindness and service. Thank you! \n\n\n\nIf you are new to Zoom or are having trouble with the meeting controls\, please see these notes and suggestions on Zoom Tips for Online Classes with John Muir Laws to help you get more out of the online workshop. When possible I will also make a recording of the workshop and post it on my blog. I look forward to seeing you there! \n\n\n\nBring\n\n\n\n\nYour Journal and favorite drawing materials. Taking notes while you watch and participate will help you remember the new techniques and incorporate them into your journaling.\n\n\n\nYour sense of humor!
URL:https://johnmuirlaws.com/event/the-nature-journal-workshop-53/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251113T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251113T113000
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SUMMARY:Poetry in Nature
DESCRIPTION:Join a live discussion with Emilie Lygren and John Muir Laws about poetry\, process\, and our relationship with nature.\n\n\n\n\nJoin John Muir Laws and poet/author Emilie Lygren for a discussion of her new book of poetry. Let’s learn about her process and how to incorporate some of those ideas into our own nature journaling. \n\n\n\nOnce I was a stone is an intimate portrait of gender nonconformity rooted in the context of childhood and the natural world. With an honest and hopeful tone\, Emilie Lygren grapples with the complexities of selfhood\, power\, and loss\, offering insight on our intricate relationship with Earth’s ecosystems.  \n\n\n\nBio:Emilie Lygren is a nonbinary poet and educator whose work is grounded in curiosity and reverence. Her poems have appeared in over twenty literary journals and anthologies\, and her first book of poetry\, What We Were Born For\, was selected as the Poetry Foundation’s monthly book pick in 2022. Currently\, Emilie is a professor of creative writing\, a poet in the schools\, and at work on an anthology of poems on mental health for teens. For more of her work and words\, visit: https://emilielygren.com/ \n\n\n\n All ages and experience levels are welcome. No registration is necessary. \n\n\n\nSuggested donation: $20. Your donation helps support me and my family. Your generosity is deeply appreciated and it makes an immediate difference in my ability to continue to offer these programs. Your donation is tax-deductible. Click here to donate. If you are not able to donate at this time\, no problem–please continue to enjoy the classes and find another way to pay it forward in your community with acts of kindness and service. Thank you! \n\n\n\nIf you are new to Zoom or are having trouble with the meeting controls\, please see these notes and suggestions on Zoom Tips for Online Classes with John Muir Laws to help you get more out of the online workshop. When possible I will also make a recording of the workshop and post it on my blog. I look forward to seeing you there! \n\n\n\nBring\n\n\n\n\nYour Journal and favorite drawing materials. Taking notes while you watch and participate will help you remember the new techniques and incorporate them into your journaling.\n\n\n\nYour sense of humor!
URL:https://johnmuirlaws.com/event/the-nature-journal-workshop-22/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251030T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251030T113000
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SUMMARY:Rocks and Mountains- Foster Style
DESCRIPTION:Join me as I explore The Foster Museum to study the work of Tony Foster. Can we reverse engineer how he paints rocks and mountains?\n\n\n\n\nTony Foster is the GOAT of watercolor landscapes. Let’s see what we can learn about how to draw and paint rocks and mountains in a live broadcast from The Foster Museum. All ages and experience levels are welcome. No registration is necessary. Bring your journal\, pencil\, and watercolor. \n\n\n\nSuggested donation: $20. Your donation helps support me and my family. Your generosity is deeply appreciated and it makes an immediate difference in my ability to continue to offer these programs. Your donation is tax-deductible. Click here to donate. If you are not able to donate at this time\, no problem–please continue to enjoy the classes and find another way to pay it forward in your community with acts of kindness and service. Thank you! \n\n\n\nIf you are new to Zoom or are having trouble with the meeting controls\, please see these notes and suggestions on Zoom Tips for Online Classes with John Muir Laws to help you get more out of the online workshop. When possible I will also make a recording of the workshop and post it on my blog. I look forward to seeing you there! \n\n\n\nBring\n\n\n\n\nYour Journal and favorite drawing materials. Taking notes while you watch and participate will help you remember the new techniques and incorporate them into your journaling.\n\n\n\nYour sense of humor!
URL:https://johnmuirlaws.com/event/the-nature-jouranl-workshop-9/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251016T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251016T113000
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SUMMARY:Bear With Us!
DESCRIPTION:How do you draw bears in the field? Live Nature Journaling workshop with Bea Martin and John Muir Laws.\n\n\n\n\nLet’s explore the incredibly interesting\, calming (and sometimes unexpected!) activity of wildlife sketching bears from direct observation. Beatriz Martin will share her experinces during her 2024 Voices of the Wilderness Artist in Residency in Tongass National Forest (Alaska\, US). From lessons learned\, fun anecdotes\, and best practices for enjoying the art of capturing in a sketchbook bears\, rain or shine\, with/without mosquitoes/gnats. Also\, and not least important\, how best to practice drawing wildlife on a limited to non-existing budget. \n\n\n\nBIO: Bea is a science illustrator\, visual storyteller\, and the recipient of the 2024 Richmond Arts Award in Arts Education.With a multidisciplinary background in art and science\, Bea loves observing and sketching wildlife from direct observation.  As an educator\, she shares her passion for the natural world with her students\, and supports their creativity\, curiosity\, and artistic development with genuine curiosity and endless enthusiasm. And she bakes (and eats!) her own bread. \n\n\n\nAll ages and experience levels are welcome. No registration is necessary. \n\n\n\nSuggested donation: $20. Your donation helps support me and my family. Your generosity is deeply appreciated and it makes an immediate difference in my ability to continue to offer these programs. Your donation is tax-deductible. Click here to donate. If you are not able to donate at this time\, no problem–please continue to enjoy the classes and find another way to pay it forward in your community with acts of kindness and service. Thank you! \n\n\n\nIf you are new to Zoom or are having trouble with the meeting controls\, please see these notes and suggestions on Zoom Tips for Online Classes with John Muir Laws to help you get more out of the online workshop. When possible I will also make a recording of the workshop and post it on my blog. I look forward to seeing you there! \n\n\n\nBring\n\n\n\n\nYour Journal and favorite drawing materials. Taking notes while you watch and participate will help you remember the new techniques and incorporate them into your journaling.\n\n\n\nYour sense of humor!
URL:https://johnmuirlaws.com/event/the-nature-journal-workshop-38/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251002T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251002T113000
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SUMMARY:Drawing Birds from Photographs
DESCRIPTION:Learn how to draw birds from photographs and get access to an amazing new archive of bird reference photos!\n\n\n\n\nJoin John Muir Laws and special guest Peter Hart to explore how to better use photographs to inform bird illustrations. We will use Peter’s photo collection to sample birds and build an original drawing. Peter encourages artists to use his work as reference in their drawings. Let’s meet the photographer behind the collection. \n\n\n\nMeet Peter E. Hart\n\n\n\nPeter slouched out of a high tech career and into birding about 20 years ago\, thereby earning the label of  “Late adult onset birder”. In 2020\, when the full impact of COVID became evident\, he and his wife\, Diane\, needed a new project that got them out of the house and kept them away from people.  He followed Diane’s thought leadership\, and started a project to create a photographic record of the avifauna found on lands that have been protected to preserve habitat and to enable public access. This ongoing project has produced their archival website\, Birds of Protected Lands.  It currently holds 4\,800 of Peter’s photos\, representing 250 species from 54 avian families.  The photos were taken at some 75 locations\, almost all in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties. \n\n\n\nAll ages and experience levels are welcome. No registration is necessary. \n\n\n\nSuggested donation: $20. Your donation helps support me and my family. Your generosity is deeply appreciated and it makes an immediate difference in my ability to continue to offer these programs. Your donation is tax-deductible. Click here to donate. If you are not able to donate at this time\, no problem–please continue to enjoy the classes and find another way to pay it forward in your community with acts of kindness and service. Thank you! \n\n\n\nIf you are new to Zoom or are having trouble with the meeting controls\, please see these notes and suggestions on Zoom Tips for Online Classes with John Muir Laws to help you get more out of the online workshop. When possible I will also make a recording of the workshop and post it on my blog. I look forward to seeing you there! \n\n\n\nBring\n\n\n\n\nYour Journal and favorite drawing materials. Taking notes while you watch and participate will help you remember the new techniques and incorporate them into your journaling.\n\n\n\nYour sense of humor!
URL:https://johnmuirlaws.com/event/the-nature-journal-workshop-39/
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LOCATION:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84954633890?pwd=aGlqYTFld0U5ZmI3RFAvdkp2S2plUT09
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250925T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250925T113000
DTSTAMP:20250924T024354Z
CREATED:20250924T024353Z
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SUMMARY:A bird in the hand...
DESCRIPTION:Alas a beautiful finch hit my window and died. Let’s see what we can learn from it and how to prevent future strikes.\n\n\n\n\nCarolyn found a female House Finch that hit our window and died. Let’s respectfullyuse it to learn about bird feather groups\, foreshortening\, and wings. Let’s also take a look at ways to protect other birds from window strikes. I am sorry this beautiful creature needlesly died. I hope to learn from it and initiate a system to protect other birds near my house. All ages and experience levels are welcome. No registration is necessary. \n\n\n\nSuggested donation: $20. Your donation helps support me and my family. Your generosity is deeply appreciated and it makes an immediate difference in my ability to continue to offer these programs. Your donation is tax-deductible. Click here to donate. If you are not able to donate at this time\, no problem–please continue to enjoy the classes and find another way to pay it forward in your community with acts of kindness and service. Thank you! \n\n\n\nIf you are new to Zoom or are having trouble with the meeting controls\, please see these notes and suggestions on Zoom Tips for Online Classes with John Muir Laws to help you get more out of the online workshop. When possible I will also make a recording of the workshop and post it on my blog. I look forward to seeing you there! \n\n\n\nBring\n\n\n\n\nYour Journal and favorite drawing materials. Taking notes while you watch and participate will help you remember the new techniques and incorporate them into your journaling.\n\n\n\nYour sense of humor!
URL:https://johnmuirlaws.com/event/the-nature-journal-workshop-50/
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LOCATION:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84954633890?pwd=aGlqYTFld0U5ZmI3RFAvdkp2S2plUT09
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250605T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250605T113000
DTSTAMP:20250429T030029Z
CREATED:20250429T030027Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250429T030029Z
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SUMMARY:Illustrating Sierra Nature: Snow Fleas and Chickadees
DESCRIPTION:Join John Muir Laws\, Author Eve Quesnel\, and illustrator and nature journaler Anne Chadwick for a discussion of the process of writing and illustrating Snow Fleas and Chickadees. We will explore the creative process as well as amazing natural history stories.\n\n\n\n\nJoin Author Eve Quesnel and Illustrator Anne Chadwick in a conversation with John Muir Laws to explore the writing and illustration processes that created this new book.  \n\n\n\nAbout the Book \n\n\n\nIn Snow Fleas and Chickadees\, Eve Quesnel invites readers to join her on strolls through the forest surrounding her neighborhood in the Sierra Nevada mountains near Lake Tahoe. The book serves as an extended field guide and natural history reference for residents of the region and those visiting and exploring the Sierra. Through her writing\, the author shares personal narratives and information gleaned from experts in the field\, including biologists\, ornithologists\, and foresters. Each of the book’s twenty-one essays begins with a detailed black-and-white drawing by illustrator Anne Chadwick that provides a backdrop for the vignettes that follow. \n\n\n\nQuesnel embraces the notion that to simply walk in one’s neighborhood is to familiarize oneself with the local flora and fauna\, drawing attention to everyday things too often neglected. She argues that we can be complacent with what surrounds us\, but with careful observation and research\, we become acutely aware — and in awe of —nature’s everyday activities. \n\n\n\nAbout our Guests \n\n\n\nEve Quesnel has written articles centered on her observations through a storytelling and educational approach for more than two decades. She holds an MA in literature and the environment from the University of Nevada\, Reno\, and is an active columnist for Truckee-Tahoe’s local newspaper\, Moonshine Ink. She is also the coeditor of The Biosphere and Bioregion: Essential Writings of Peter Berg. She lives in Truckee\, California.  \n\n\n\nAnne Chadwick\, an avid member of the Nature Journaling Community\, is an author\, illustrator\, and photographer. She is a leader in several organizations devoted to protecting the environment and advancing the arts\, including serving as board chair of Point Blue ConservationScience. Anne splits her time between Sebastopol\, California\, and Vancouver\, British Columbia. \n\n\n\nAll ages and experience levels are welcome. No registration is necessary. \n\n\n\nSuggested donation: $20. Your donation helps support me and my family. Your generosity is deeply appreciated and it makes an immediate difference in my ability to continue to offer these programs. Your donation is tax-deductible. Click here to donate. If you are not able to donate at this time\, no problem–please continue to enjoy the classes and find another way to pay it forward in your community with acts of kindness and service. Thank you! \n\n\n\nIf you are new to Zoom or are having trouble with the meeting controls\, please see these notes and suggestions on Zoom Tips for Online Classes with John Muir Laws to help you get more out of the online workshop. When possible I will also make a recording of the workshop and post it on my blog. I look forward to seeing you there! \n\n\n\nBring\n\n\n\n\nYour Journal and favorite drawing materials. Taking notes while you watch and participate will help you remember the new techniques and incorporate them into your journaling.\n\n\n\nYour sense of humor!
URL:https://johnmuirlaws.com/event/the-nature-jouranl-workshop-10/
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LOCATION:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84954633890?pwd=aGlqYTFld0U5ZmI3RFAvdkp2S2plUT09
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250529T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250529T113000
DTSTAMP:20250505T231315Z
CREATED:20250208T232027Z
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SUMMARY:Poetry for Nature Journaling
DESCRIPTION:Learn five poetry formats you can explore in your nature journal with Starr Regan DiCiurcio.\n\n\n\n\nJoin John Muir Laws and Starr Regan DiCiurcio for an exploration of poetry in nature journaling.  We will look at using our writing as well as the poetry of others.  Poetry’s powerful words go beyond facts and descriptions to the realms of philosophy and spirituality.  They touch our innermost thoughts and feelings.  They uplift us and inspire us.  Starr will present five poetry formats from her book\, Dwelling in Wonder.  So even if you have never written a poem\, sharpen your pencils and grab some paper.  Bring a favorite nature poem to share if you wish.  Join Jack and Starr in opening up this unique path of self-expression.  \n\n\n\nThis program is appropriate for all\, regardless of experience with poetry and nature journaling. All ages and experience levels are welcome. No registration is necessary. \n\n\n\nSuggested donation: $20. Your donation helps support me and my family. Your generosity is deeply appreciated and it makes an immediate difference in my ability to continue to offer these programs. Your donation is tax-deductible. Click here to donate. If you are not able to donate at this time\, no problem–please continue to enjoy the classes and find another way to pay it forward in your community with acts of kindness and service. Thank you! \n\n\n\nIf you are new to Zoom or are having trouble with the meeting controls\, please see these notes and suggestions on Zoom Tips for Online Classes with John Muir Laws to help you get more out of the online workshop. When possible I will also make a recording of the workshop and post it on my blog. I look forward to seeing you there! \n\n\n\nBring\n\n\n\n\nYour Journal and favorite drawing materials. Taking notes while you watch and participate will help you remember the new techniques and incorporate them into your journaling.\n\n\n\nYour sense of humor!
URL:https://johnmuirlaws.com/event/the-nature-jouranl-workshop-5/
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LOCATION:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84954633890?pwd=aGlqYTFld0U5ZmI3RFAvdkp2S2plUT09
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250515T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250515T113000
DTSTAMP:20250429T023933Z
CREATED:20250325T192213Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250429T023933Z
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SUMMARY:Beavers are worth a dam: Art & Conservation
DESCRIPTION:Learn why to love beavers and how to draw them with John Muir Laws and special guest Heidi Perryman.\n\n\n\n\nJoin John Muir Laws and Heidi Perryman as we explore beaver conservation\, why beavers are important parts of ecosystems and how to draw these amazing creatures.  \n\n\n\nHeidi Perryman\, Ph.D.\, is a child psychologist who became an accidental beaver advocate when beavers moved into her hometown in 2006. She served on the beaver subcommittee to help the city decide how to respond\, Then  started the organization “Worth A Dam” to coordinate solutions and educate others about their value in the watershed. She has been particularly interested in the way that the beavers’ struggle has connected residents more closely to their environment\, to their city government and to each other. \n\n\n\nThis year\, Wolrth A Dam will hold its sixteenth beaver festival – an annual event that has grown to be one of the largest celebrations of urban wildlife in the state. California has come a long way in learning why beavers matter and how to live with them.  Heidi is happy that Martinez could be an important part of that process. \n\n\n\nAll ages and experience levels are welcome. No registration is necessary. \n\n\n\nSuggested donation: $20. Your donation helps support me and my family. Your generosity is deeply appreciated and it makes an immediate difference in my ability to continue to offer these programs. Your donation is tax-deductible. Click here to donate. If you are not able to donate at this time\, no problem–please continue to enjoy the classes and find another way to pay it forward in your community with acts of kindness and service. Thank you! \n\n\n\nIf you are new to Zoom or are having trouble with the meeting controls\, please see these notes and suggestions on Zoom Tips for Online Classes with John Muir Laws to help you get more out of the online workshop. When possible I will also make a recording of the workshop and post it on my blog. I look forward to seeing you there! \n\n\n\nBring\n\n\n\n\nYour Journal and favorite drawing materials. Taking notes while you watch and participate will help you remember the new techniques and incorporate them into your journaling.\n\n\n\nYour sense of humor!
URL:https://johnmuirlaws.com/event/the-nature-jouranl-workshop-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250501T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250501T113000
DTSTAMP:20250401T044638Z
CREATED:20250206T015741Z
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SUMMARY:Habitat Restoration & Nature Journaling: the Monoceros Journals
DESCRIPTION:Please join Yvea Eaton-Moore and John Muir Laws for a conversation and journal share about restoration nature journaling.\n\n\n\n\nYvea has been a habitat restoration volunteer for many years in the Presidio of her hometown\, San Francisco.  Five years ago\, she began nature journaling her stewardship work; for three of those years\, she kept consistent diaries (“the Monoceros diaries”) about one particular restoration site that she solo-stewards.  What emerged was a rich understanding of the place she helped to restore\, as well as insights about how she could be a better steward of that place. \n\n\n\nDuring Jack’s conversation with her\, Yvea will share about her journey to becoming a nature steward\, the joys\, challenges\, and growth of combining the practice of nature journaling with the practice of habitat restoration\, and where she might go from here\, as well as a flip through of her Monoceros diaries!All ages and experience levels are welcome. No registration is necessary. \n\n\n\nSuggested donation: $20. Your donation helps support me and my family. Your generosity is deeply appreciated and it makes an immediate difference in my ability to continue to offer these programs. Your donation is tax-deductible. Click here to donate. If you are not able to donate at this time\, no problem–please continue to enjoy the classes and find another way to pay it forward in your community with acts of kindness and service. Thank you! \n\n\n\nIf you are new to Zoom or are having trouble with the meeting controls\, please see these notes and suggestions on Zoom Tips for Online Classes with John Muir Laws to help you get more out of the online workshop. When possible I will also make a recording of the workshop and post it on my blog. I look forward to seeing you there! \n\n\n\nBring\n\n\n\n\nYour Journal and favorite drawing materials. Taking notes while you watch and participate will help you remember the new techniques and incorporate them into your journaling.\n\n\n\nYour sense of humor!
URL:https://johnmuirlaws.com/event/the-nature-jouranl-workshop-4/
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LOCATION:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84954633890?pwd=aGlqYTFld0U5ZmI3RFAvdkp2S2plUT09
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250410T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250410T113000
DTSTAMP:20250213T205842Z
CREATED:20250213T170144Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250213T205842Z
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SUMMARY:Underwater Nature Journaling!
DESCRIPTION:Learn how to nature journal underwater with simple and easily accessible equipment. \n\n\n\n\nJoin Mandy Teernstra and John Muir Laws as we explore how to nature journal underwater! This will change the way you snorkel forever. All ages and experience levels are welcome. No registration is necessary. \n\n\n\nAbout our guest\n\n\n\nMy name is Mandy Teernstra. I live in the Netherlands. I am 63 years old and have been retired since the beginning of 2024. After being an intensive care nurse\, I joined the police in 1988. I worked in uniform for a few years. Later I became a detective and worked in the departments of organized crime\, homicide\, and vice squad. In my spare time\, I practice diving. I have been diving for more than 30 years. For the last 10 years\, I have also been a cave and wreck diver. Since my retirement\, I have started to enjoy nature more. I came into contact with nature journaling. One day I drew an eel underwater and showed it to my drawing coach. As a diver\, I was already used to being able to write and draw underwater. I also posted the drawing on Facebook. I noticed that people were very enthusiastic about it. I could find little information though about nature journaling in or under water. But this world needs our attention. So I decided to experiment with snorkeling and drawing. I went to Lanzarote for 3 weeks. In the Netherlands\, it was too cold to snorkel. I chose snorkeling because I want drawing the underwater world to be accessible to many people. I have noticed that it is very doable and does not have to be expensive. And there is so much to marvel at underwater. I would like to share that! \n\n\n\nMy motto is: \n\n\n\nLook with your eyesLeave nothing but bubbles\,Take only memories  \n\n\n\nAll ages and experience levels are welcome. No registration is necessary. \n\n\n\nSuggested donation: $20. Your donation helps support me and my family. Your generosity is deeply appreciated and it makes an immediate difference in my ability to continue to offer these programs. Your donation is tax-deductible. Click here to donate. If you are not able to donate at this time\, no problem–please continue to enjoy the classes and find another way to pay it forward in your community with acts of kindness and service. Thank you! \n\n\n\nIf you are new to Zoom or are having trouble with the meeting controls\, please see these notes and suggestions on Zoom Tips for Online Classes with John Muir Laws to help you get more out of the online workshop. When possible I will also make a recording of the workshop and post it on my blog. I look forward to seeing you there! \n\n\n\nBring\n\n\n\n\nYour Journal and favorite drawing materials. Taking notes while you watch and participate will help you remember the new techniques and incorporate them into your journaling.\n\n\n\nYour sense of humor!
URL:https://johnmuirlaws.com/event/the-nature-jouranl-workshop-7/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250313T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250313T113000
DTSTAMP:20250206T015513Z
CREATED:20250206T015509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250206T015513Z
UID:10005569-1741860000-1741865400@johnmuirlaws.com
SUMMARY:Equinox Prep Day
DESCRIPTION:Live Nature Journaling workshop with John Muir Laws.\n\n\n\n\nJoin John Muir Laws for weekly live nature Journaling workshops with tips\, techniques\, inspiration\, teaching strategies\, and interviews. Topics are usually announced in advance of the workshop. If special materials or class-specific downloads are available\, you can find them here in the class description before the class. All ages and experience levels are welcome. No registration is necessary. \n\n\n\nSuggested donation: $20. Your donation helps support me and my family. Your generosity is deeply appreciated and it makes an immediate difference in my ability to continue to offer these programs. Your donation is tax-deductible. Click here to donate. If you are not able to donate at this time\, no problem–please continue to enjoy the classes and find another way to pay it forward in your community with acts of kindness and service. Thank you! \n\n\n\nIf you are new to Zoom or are having trouble with the meeting controls\, please see these notes and suggestions on Zoom Tips for Online Classes with John Muir Laws to help you get more out of the online workshop. When possible I will also make a recording of the workshop and post it on my blog. I look forward to seeing you there! \n\n\n\nBring\n\n\n\n\nYour Journal and favorite drawing materials. Taking notes while you watch and participate will help you remember the new techniques and incorporate them into your journaling.\n\n\n\nYour sense of humor!
URL:https://johnmuirlaws.com/event/the-nature-jouranl-workshop-3/
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LOCATION:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84954633890?pwd=aGlqYTFld0U5ZmI3RFAvdkp2S2plUT09
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250220T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250220T113000
DTSTAMP:20250213T044503Z
CREATED:20250213T044454Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250213T044503Z
UID:10005566-1740045600-1740051000@johnmuirlaws.com
SUMMARY:Nature Connection through Poetry
DESCRIPTION:Join an exploration of poetry with Marthine Satris and John Muir Laws.\n\n\n\n\nHow can we use new and inventive language to help us and our readers see the world afresh\, to appreciate its power and beauty? Through poetic tools of empathy\, association\, and surprise\, we can record and transmit our experiences in the world to those who will read and imagine it for themselves. All ages and experience levels are welcome. No registration is necessary. \n\n\n\nMarthine Satris “Mar-TEEN-ah SAT-riss” is the Associate Publisher at Heyday\, the nonprofit publisher of nonfiction books about California’s history\, nature\, and people. She grew up in West Marin and lives in Oakland. Her writing has been published in Flyway Journal\, The San Francisco Chronicle\, and Zyzzyva\, among other publications. \n\n\n\nSuggested donation: $20. Your donation helps support me and my family. Your generosity is deeply appreciated and it makes an immediate difference in my ability to continue to offer these programs. Your donation is tax-deductible. Click here to donate. If you are not able to donate at this time\, no problem–please continue to enjoy the classes and find another way to pay it forward in your community with acts of kindness and service. Thank you! \n\n\n\nIf you are new to Zoom or are having trouble with the meeting controls\, please see these notes and suggestions on Zoom Tips for Online Classes with John Muir Laws to help you get more out of the online workshop. When possible I will also make a recording of the workshop and post it on my blog. I look forward to seeing you there! \n\n\n\nBring\n\n\n\n\nYour Journal and favorite drawing materials. Taking notes while you watch and participate will help you remember the new techniques and incorporate them into your journaling.\n\n\n\nYour sense of humor!
URL:https://johnmuirlaws.com/event/the-nature-jouranl-workshop-6/
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LOCATION:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84954633890?pwd=aGlqYTFld0U5ZmI3RFAvdkp2S2plUT09
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250213T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250213T113000
DTSTAMP:20241229T000250Z
CREATED:20241228T235825Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241229T000250Z
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SUMMARY:Leaves with Laura!
DESCRIPTION:Learn how to paint shiny green leaves with botanical artist Laura Watson! \n\n\n\n\nI am delighted to bring you a special guest. Botanical artist Laura Watson is a master with a paintbrush. I shared with her a drawing challenge and she has risen to the task. There will be many gems packed into this workshop.  Discover her 3-step painting method\, perfect for learning how to paint realistic botanicals in less time. Laura will guide you through choosing the right paper\, reserving whites for highlights\, and creating soft\, blended edges without losing the shiny leaf effect.” \n\n\n\nLaura Watson is a botanical artist from Vancouver Island\, Canada. Her love for plants started at an early age and continues to influence her beautiful watercolor botanical portraits and teaching today. Laura holds a diploma with distinction in Botanical Painting from the London Art College and a diploma from the U.K. Society of Botanical Artists (SBA). In 2015\, she was accepted into the Botanical Artists of Canada (BAC). Laura’s work mostly focuses on nature journaling\, sharing her ongoing Country Diary\, which documents plants each month of the year through her detailed watercolor and ink illustrations. \n\n\n\nAll ages and experience levels are welcome. No registration is necessary. \n\n\n\nSuggested donation: $20. Your donation helps support me and my family. Your generosity is deeply appreciated and it makes an immediate difference in my ability to continue to offer these programs. Your donation is tax-deductible. Click here to donate. If you are not able to donate at this time\, no problem–please continue to enjoy the classes and find another way to pay it forward in your community with acts of kindness and service. Thank you! \n\n\n\nIf you are new to Zoom or are having trouble with the meeting controls\, please see these notes and suggestions on Zoom Tips for Online Classes with John Muir Laws to help you get more out of the online workshop. When possible I will also make a recording of the workshop and post it on my blog. I look forward to seeing you there! \n\n\n\nBring\n\n\n\n\nYour Journal and favorite drawing materials. Taking notes while you watch and participate will help you remember the new techniques and incorporate them into your journaling.\n\n\n\nYour sense of humor!
URL:https://johnmuirlaws.com/event/the-nature-journal-workshop-75/
CATEGORIES:Online Event
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LOCATION:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84954633890?pwd=aGlqYTFld0U5ZmI3RFAvdkp2S2plUT09
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250123T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250123T113000
DTSTAMP:20241206T045536Z
CREATED:20241206T045519Z
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SUMMARY:Artivism for African Penguins
DESCRIPTION:How can we use our nature journals for activism and conservation?  \n\n\n\n\nJoin John Muir Laws\, Nature Journal South Africa (NJSA)\, and Dr. Katta Ludynia\, Research Manager at SANCCOB (Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds) to learn about African Penguins and how to use our nature journals as tools for artivism for their conservation. Oh yes\, there are penguins in Africa\, now. But they are one step away from effective extinction in the wild – predicted by 2035 – if nothing is done to improve their situation!  \n\n\n\nWe will learn ways to use our nature journals for artivism\, as a tool to understand what needs to be done\, to develop emotional and social connections with African penguins\, their ecosystems\, and guardians\, to be motivated to do those things\, and to encourage others\, including those in authority\, to take the necessary actions. This session will explore effective tools to communicate messages\, including how to draw these charismatic beings. All ages and experience levels are welcome. No registration is necessary. \n\n\n\nSuggested donation: $20. Your donation helps support me and my family. Your generosity is deeply appreciated and it makes an immediate difference in my ability to continue to offer these programs. Your donation is tax-deductible. Click here to donate. If you are not able to donate at this time\, no problem–please continue to enjoy the classes and find another way to pay it forward in your community with acts of kindness and service. Thank you! \n\n\n\nIf you are new to Zoom or are having trouble with the meeting controls\, please see these notes and suggestions on Zoom Tips for Online Classes with John Muir Laws to help you get more out of the online workshop. When possible I will also make a recording of the workshop and post it on my blog. I look forward to seeing you there! \n\n\n\nBring\n\n\n\n\nYour Journal and favorite drawing materials. Taking notes while you watch and participate will help you remember the new techniques and incorporate them into your journaling.\n\n\n\nYour sense of humor!
URL:https://johnmuirlaws.com/event/the-nature-journal-workshop-72/
CATEGORIES:Online Event
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LOCATION:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84954633890?pwd=aGlqYTFld0U5ZmI3RFAvdkp2S2plUT09
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241219T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241219T113000
DTSTAMP:20241105T190417Z
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SUMMARY:Draw your Spark Bird!
DESCRIPTION:Share and draw your spark bird! \n\n\n\n\nCome share your story with The Spark Bird Project\, an ongoing community science initiative designed to gather\, share\, and study the stories of people’s passion for birds! Gather with fellow bird enthusiasts to learn more about TSBP\, swap stories\, and hear what we are learning from spark birders so far. John Muir Laws will then walk us through the process of drawing his spark brid\, the Ruby-crowned Kinglet.The Spark Bird Project is an ongoing community science initiative designed to gather\, share\, and study the stories of people’s passion for birds while gaining scientific insights into a critical piece in the ecology of birds: birders themselves. The Spark Bird Project leverages the tools of social science to study spark bird stories\, with research findings going directly back to community partners to inform their efforts towards engaging people in birding. The knowledge gained from The Spark Bird Project helps to craft inclusive experiences that can facilitate spark bird moments for the benefit of the birding community\, the new birder\, the economy\, and – most importantly – the birds and our world! By understanding what hooks and sustains birders\, The Spark Bird Project helps grow the constituency of individuals creatively working to conserve and protect our planet. The Spark Bird Project also helps birders better understand each other by sharing spark bird stories publicly at https://www.spark-bird.org/stories and\, soon\, through The Spark Bird Podcast launching in 2024 and a Field Guide to Spark Birds in 2025/2026. \n\n\n\nAbout our Guest\n\n\n\n Jenn Lodi-Smith\, Ph.D.\, is a Professor of Psychology at Canisius University. She is a personality developmental psychologist who uses mixed methods research to study identity development over time. She is currently a scholar-in-residence with the Roger Tory Peterson Institute. She serves on the executive board for the Association for Research in Personality\, as associate editor of the Journal of Personality\, is a board member for the Friends of Reinstein Woods\, and mentors the Western New York Young Birders Club. Her spark birds are her kiddos who helped her notice birds and then fall in love with birding. Since then\, she has had transformative moments with a fledgling Great Horned Owl\, flocks of Atlantic Puffins\, a friendly Black-throated Green Warbler\, and a fishing Barred Owl! \n\n\n\n All ages and experience levels are welcome. No registration is necessary. \n\n\n\nSuggested donation: $20. Your donation helps support me and my family. Your generosity is deeply appreciated and it makes an immediate difference in my ability to continue to offer these programs. Your donation is tax-deductible. Click here to donate. If you are not able to donate at this time\, no problem–please continue to enjoy the classes and find another way to pay it forward in your community with acts of kindness and service. Thank you! \n\n\n\nIf you are new to Zoom or are having trouble with the meeting controls\, please see these notes and suggestions on Zoom Tips for Online Classes with John Muir Laws to help you get more out of the online workshop. When possible I will also make a recording of the workshop and post it on my blog. I look forward to seeing you there! \n\n\n\nBring\n\n\n\n\nYour Journal and favorite drawing materials. Taking notes while you watch and participate will help you remember the new techniques and incorporate them into your journaling.\n\n\n\nYour sense of humor!
URL:https://johnmuirlaws.com/event/the-nature-journal-workshop-68/
CATEGORIES:Online Event
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LOCATION:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84954633890?pwd=aGlqYTFld0U5ZmI3RFAvdkp2S2plUT09
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241212T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241212T113000
DTSTAMP:20241113T161105Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20241113T161105Z
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SUMMARY:Learn to draw Lizards with a Master!
DESCRIPTION:What tricks has a master illustrator learned about drawing lizards?  \n\n\n\n\nFrom structure to scale details\, how do we draw lizards? They have so much personality! Now the author and illustrator of a wonderful new guide to California Herps joins us to share his tips! \n\n\n\nJackson Shedd is a herpetologist\, author\, scientific illustrator\, independent researcher\, nature journalist\, and wildlife photographer with a passion for biodiversity. A native Californian\, he holds a BA in Art Studio and MS in Biological Sciences. He has traveled extensively throughout California over the past 3+ decades to see\, photograph\, and study its diverse native herpetofauna. Concern for habitat loss\, native species declines\, and the conservation of those species is also an enduring interest. He has worked in conservation for most of his professional career\, including five years with The Nature Conservancy’s California Chapter. He is currently a Departmental Associate with the San Diego Natural History Museum and also has served as a Section Editor for the peer-reviewed journal Herpetological Review\, published by the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles\, since 2009. In January 2025\, a new and comprehensive field guide focusing on California Amphibians and Reptiles will be released by Princeton University Press (preorder available now!). He coauthored this work\, in addition to providing nearly 200 illustrations and numerous photographs for it. \n\n\n\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jacksonsheddstudio \n\n\n\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jackson_shedd/ \n\n\n\nWebsite: jacksonshedd.com (working on getting this up this week) \n\n\n\nAll ages and experience levels are welcome. No registration is necessary. \n\n\n\nSuggested donation: $20. Your donation helps support me and my family. Your generosity is deeply appreciated and it makes an immediate difference in my ability to continue to offer these programs. Your donation is tax-deductible. Click here to donate. If you are not able to donate at this time\, no problem–please continue to enjoy the classes and find another way to pay it forward in your community with acts of kindness and service. Thank you! \n\n\n\nIf you are new to Zoom or are having trouble with the meeting controls\, please see these notes and suggestions on Zoom Tips for Online Classes with John Muir Laws to help you get more out of the online workshop. When possible I will also make a recording of the workshop and post it on my blog. I look forward to seeing you there! \n\n\n\nBring\n\n\n\n\nYour Journal and favorite drawing materials. Taking notes while you watch and participate will help you remember the new techniques and incorporate them into your journaling.\n\n\n\nYour sense of humor!
URL:https://johnmuirlaws.com/event/the-nature-journal-workshop-70/
CATEGORIES:Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241205T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241205T113000
DTSTAMP:20241105T164708Z
CREATED:20241105T164701Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241105T164708Z
UID:10003821-1733392800-1733398200@johnmuirlaws.com
SUMMARY:Drawing Songbirds 3/4 view
DESCRIPTION:Learn to draw songbirds from the most common angles you see! \n\n\n\n\nMastering the 3/4 view is so helpful in drawing birds in the field. Get over your fear and join us to understand how foreshortening and perspective play into drawing birds in the most common angels that you see. All ages and experience levels are welcome. No registration is necessary. \n\n\n\nSuggested donation: $20. Your donation helps support me and my family. Your generosity is deeply appreciated and it makes an immediate difference in my ability to continue to offer these programs. Your donation is tax-deductible. Click here to donate. If you are not able to donate at this time\, no problem–please continue to enjoy the classes and find another way to pay it forward in your community with acts of kindness and service. Thank you! \n\n\n\nIf you are new to Zoom or are having trouble with the meeting controls\, please see these notes and suggestions on Zoom Tips for Online Classes with John Muir Laws to help you get more out of the online workshop. When possible I will also make a recording of the workshop and post it on my blog. I look forward to seeing you there! \n\n\n\nBring\n\n\n\n\nYour Journal and favorite drawing materials. Taking notes while you watch and participate will help you remember the new techniques and incorporate them into your journaling.\n\n\n\nYour sense of humor!
URL:https://johnmuirlaws.com/event/the-nature-journal-workshop-66/
CATEGORIES:Online Event
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LOCATION:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84954633890?pwd=aGlqYTFld0U5ZmI3RFAvdkp2S2plUT09
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241121T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241121T113000
DTSTAMP:20241105T163529Z
CREATED:20241105T163432Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241105T163529Z
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SUMMARY:Understanding Birds through sculpture
DESCRIPTION:Join Jack and Jack for a conversation about carving and drawing birds! \n\n\n\n\nJoin John Muir Laws and Jack Revie as we explore the process of carving birds and how to think about birds three dimensionally. This process will improve your ability to draw birds from any angle. You may wish to bring some sculpy\, or modeling clay to help you construct your own birds.  All ages and experience levels are welcome. No registration is necessary. \n\n\n\nSuggested donation: $20. Your donation helps support me and my family. Your generosity is deeply appreciated and it makes an immediate difference in my ability to continue to offer these programs. Your donation is tax-deductible. Click here to donate. If you are not able to donate at this time\, no problem–please continue to enjoy the classes and find another way to pay it forward in your community with acts of kindness and service. Thank you! \n\n\n\nIf you are new to Zoom or are having trouble with the meeting controls\, please see these notes and suggestions on Zoom Tips for Online Classes with John Muir Laws to help you get more out of the online workshop. When possible I will also make a recording of the workshop and post it on my blog. I look forward to seeing you there! \n\n\n\nBring\n\n\n\n\nYour Journal and favorite drawing materials. Taking notes while you watch and participate will help you remember the new techniques and incorporate them into your journaling.\n\n\n\nYour sense of humor!
URL:https://johnmuirlaws.com/event/the-nature-journal-workshop-64/
CATEGORIES:Online Event
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LOCATION:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84954633890?pwd=aGlqYTFld0U5ZmI3RFAvdkp2S2plUT09
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241114T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241114T113000
DTSTAMP:20241114T160659Z
CREATED:20241105T164031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241114T160659Z
UID:10003820-1731578400-1731583800@johnmuirlaws.com
SUMMARY:Bird draw-along
DESCRIPTION:I need to practice drawing a Sierra bird for my upcoming book launch. Let’s do it together. \n\n\n\n\nJoin John Muir Laws for weekly live nature Journaling workshops with tips\, techniques\, inspiration\, teaching strategies\, and interviews. Topics are usually announced in advance of the workshop. If special materials or class-specific downloads are available\, you can find them here in the class description before the class. All ages and experience levels are welcome. No registration is necessary. \n\n\n\nSuggested donation: $20. Your donation helps support me and my family. Your generosity is deeply appreciated and it makes an immediate difference in my ability to continue to offer these programs. Your donation is tax-deductible. Click here to donate. If you are not able to donate at this time\, no problem–please continue to enjoy the classes and find another way to pay it forward in your community with acts of kindness and service. Thank you! \n\n\n\nIf you are new to Zoom or are having trouble with the meeting controls\, please see these notes and suggestions on Zoom Tips for Online Classes with John Muir Laws to help you get more out of the online workshop. When possible I will also make a recording of the workshop and post it on my blog. I look forward to seeing you there! \n\n\n\nBring\n\n\n\n\nYour Journal and favorite drawing materials. Taking notes while you watch and participate will help you remember the new techniques and incorporate them into your journaling.\n\n\n\nYour sense of humor!
URL:https://johnmuirlaws.com/event/the-nature-journal-workshop-65/
CATEGORIES:Online Event
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LOCATION:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84954633890?pwd=aGlqYTFld0U5ZmI3RFAvdkp2S2plUT09
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241107T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241107T113000
DTSTAMP:20241105T162655Z
CREATED:20241105T155202Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241105T162655Z
UID:10003817-1730973600-1730979000@johnmuirlaws.com
SUMMARY:Birds\, journaling and reserch
DESCRIPTION:Join a conversation with Jack\, Anne\, and Valters! \n\n\n\n\nJoin John Muir Laws Anne Chadwick (Point Blue Conservation Science)\, and Valters Videnieks (a young naturalist and journaler from Latvia who is now in the US studying birds) for a lively conversation about journaling\, birds\, and research. All ages and experience levels are welcome. No registration is necessary. \n\n\n\nSuggested donation: $20. Your donation helps support me and my family. Your generosity is deeply appreciated and it makes an immediate difference in my ability to continue to offer these programs. Your donation is tax-deductible. Click here to donate. If you are not able to donate at this time\, no problem–please continue to enjoy the classes and find another way to pay it forward in your community with acts of kindness and service. Thank you! \n\n\n\nIf you are new to Zoom or are having trouble with the meeting controls\, please see these notes and suggestions on Zoom Tips for Online Classes with John Muir Laws to help you get more out of the online workshop. When possible I will also make a recording of the workshop and post it on my blog. I look forward to seeing you there! \n\n\n\nBring\n\n\n\n\nYour Journal and favorite drawing materials. Taking notes while you watch and participate will help you remember the new techniques and incorporate them into your journaling.\n\n\n\nYour sense of humor!
URL:https://johnmuirlaws.com/event/the-nature-journal-workshop-63/
CATEGORIES:Online Event
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LOCATION:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84954633890?pwd=aGlqYTFld0U5ZmI3RFAvdkp2S2plUT09
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