April Senses
Join Sue Watts on a sensory adventure with your nature journal. Smell the pine and creosote bush, touch the bark and grass, and taste the fresh herbs from the garden.
Let’s Journal
A nature journal uses words, pictures, drawing and numbers to record observations and questions about nature. We welcome you to join the Let’s Journal Interest Group.
March, Comes in Like a Lion and Goes Out Like a Lamb
One day, we found ourselves standing in the Inyo Mountains on the border of Nevada and California. It was a magical view. Our hair blew fiercely in the wind, and around us stood old, bent and gnarled trees, known as krummholz.
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Now Hear This: A Symphony of Sound!
Focusing on identifying the characteristics of sounds in nature.
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Mountain Ecology and the Immeasurable Importance of Snow
Ecologically in the Northern Hemisphere, snow is important. In some western states, snow can make up 80% of the annual precipitation.
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From the Perching Place: Focus
Get ideas about how you can enhance your experiences in nature by borrowing features of lenses and cameras in the latest journaling blog from Sue Watts.
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A Kernel of Truth
Explore the intersections of folklore and science in Terry Foxx’s latest journaling blog post. Plus, get some tips on making winter journaling observations.
The Leaves of Autumn
Sue Watts reflects on investigating leaves in this journaling blog.
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Finding a Place to Perch
Learn about how to get started keeping a journal and recording your observations in the first post on our new “Let’s Journal” blog.
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