Do you want to nature journal at a unique and biodiverse location in Sonoma’s Valley of the Moon that is not always open to the public? Join instructor Marley Peifer for this in-person nature journaling class just 1.5 hours north of San Francisco. This class will teach you many of the basics of nature journaling, field sketching and watercolor in the field. We will also discuss the powerful observation and mindfulness tools that nature journaling offers as well as how to share these with your audience. Whether you are a hobbyist or an educator you will get applicable ideas and an immersive experience from this event.
This class was originally restricted to docents of the preserve but has been opened for the public for just $20.
Bring clothes, sun protection, and gear for a light outdoor walk plus a sketchbook and pen or pencil. If you have other art supplies that you have used in the field and are comfortable with bring those also. You can bring a lunch or snack so that you can stay and nature journal when the class is over at 1pm. Participants will be allowed to nature journal on site until 3pm.
More about the location:
Bouverie preserve is only open to the public during scheduled events so this is your chance to access the location.
Four distinct plant communities — forming a transect from valley floor to near ridge top — are represented within the preserve boundaries. These communities include oak woodland, mixed evergreen forest, riparian woodland, and chaparral. Because of this diversity, the preserve is home to a rich combination of plants and animals, including 130 species of birds, 350 species of flowering plants, and numerous large mammals such as bobcat, gray fox, coyote, mountain lion, and even an occasional black bear.
In 2017 the Nuns Fire swept through the Sonoma Valley, burning approximately 75% of the wildlands of the preserve and destroying 7 of 9 buildings, including all of our program infrastructure on the preserve. Although many areas of the preserve were struck by high-severity fire, strong evidence of ecological resilience and fire adaptation abound.
Bouverie Preserve is within the ancestral territories of the Coast Miwok, Southern Pomo, and Wappo peoples.
