Course Description

Friday, April 25, 2025
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
$60.00

Nature Journaling helps to deepen your observational and drawing skills of the natural world around us. The practice of keeping a nature journal is an extremely effective and engaging way to observe, spark curiosity, and think creatively. When we use words, pictures, and numbers to journal it helps us to think differently and make a more complete record of what we see. Starting (or maintaining) a nature journal is a way to rediscover the thrill of science.  It helps us to slow down, look, ask questions, and piece together answers.

Nature Journals are your personal observations. How you record what you see, hear, experience, question, and research is your personal work.  This workshop will provide you with the time, space, materials, and instruction to begin your exploration of nature journaling or enhance an already established practice. Within the workshop we will spend time studying and recording what we see and feel, learning about basic pen and drawing techniques, applying color, creative ways to layout a nature journal page, and reflective prompts to deepen our awareness.

Join Debby Singleton for this supportive, engaging, and nature-based workshop for journaling and creating art. Debby will provide all materials needed for this workshop.  At the end, each participant will take home a completed nature journal of their observations and a resource list to further their practice. Debby is a firm believer that everyone can “create” and uses this mantra to help others find the joy in the “process”. 

Learning Objectives

By the end of this experience, participants will have…

- a deeper understanding and awareness of the practice of Nature Journaling.
- completed a 4-hour workshop covering the basics of Nature Journaling with ample time for practice, observation, and learning.
- met other participants and shared new or renewed connections.
- observed and explored a natural space.
- created an accordion-style nature journal to take with them.

Participants Should Bring:

- Water bottle, any personal medications needed
- Towel, mat, or light chair to sit more comfortably when outside (guide will have several small mats available to borrow)**
- Closed toed shoes with a grippy sole
- Clothing that can be layered to accommodate personal needs with changing weather
- Hat, gloves, ball cap, rain jacket, umbrella (as needed for personal comfort)
- Bug/Tick repellant if desired
- Pen or pencil and small notebook

Nature Journal Kit Supplies

Debby will provide the following supplies for each participant.  These are loaned to participants for the workshop.  A resource list will be provided to participants at the end of the workshop in case they want to purchase supplies on their own.

1. Accordion-style nature journal
2. Pen, pencils, eraser, pencil sharpener
3. Color pencils
4. Watercolor pencils, brush
5. Magnifying glass, string, and bug collection jar
6. Clipboard with nature journal data information
7. Nature Journaling handouts
8. A drawstring bag to carry materials in during workshop