Nature Journaling for Beginners: Essentials

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Do you want the best tips on nature journaling for beginners distilled from years of teaching, interviewing beginners and experts, and watching how newbies learn nature journaling? I have talked […]

How to Nature Journal a Tree in Costa Rica

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Want to learn how to nature journal a tree in Costa Rica?  Now is your chance to join me vicariously on this tropical nature journaling adventure. In any event a […]

#InktoberNatureJournal (Week Two)

Here are the prompts for #inktobernaturejournal week two! Remember, the most important thing is to do a little bit every day. Even if you can only squeeze in a 3 […]

How to Draw Old Trees

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Right now, I’m going to show you how to draw old trees. Do you remember seeing this tree in my last nature journal in the rain video? Drawing old trees […]

How to Nature Journal From Your Car

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I’m going to show you how to nature journal from your car. A car is an amazing thing. Not only can it move you (and your art supplies) from one […]

Nature Journaling Questions: A Taxonomy

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Nature journaling questions are essential to what we do as nature journalers. However, we are not taught how to ask questions. In fact the dominant society and most schools teach […]

Birding Homework (live episode)

Do you ever give yourself nature journaling homework?  In this live episode of the Nature Journal Show, Marley shows us how to use birding homework to make us better nature […]

How to Nature Journal a Collection

Right now, I’m going to show you how to nature journal using the “collection” technique. This is one of the basic nature journaling approaches. You can use it even if […]