Join Deana Thorsell for Nature Journaling!
PVAS Host: Deana Thorsell
Free and open to the public. All ages are welcome, though youth must be accompanied by an adult. Registration is required and limited to 12 participants.
PVMN Continuing Education Credit Eligible
Don’t be afraid to try it! Nature journaling is recording our observations, thoughts, and questions about nature using a combination through drawing, writing and numbers. By using all our senses, we begin to see things that we’ve never noticed before, hear new things, feel what is going on around us (feeling the wind or sun upon your face or touching the barks of various trees), smell our surroundings. We are making connections about our environment, plants and animals around us and recording our thoughts, questions or feelings in our personal journal to grow and learn along the way.
We’ll enjoy the wetlands, stroll amongst the trees, and we’ll have our eyes open for autumn birds, grasses and flowers in seed.
We’ll meet at the back deck of the Case Nature Center to share prompts and say hello, meander the trails walk through the trees at our own pace, and eventually return again to the same spot to add details to our work and share inspiration.
Whether you’ve been keeping journals for years, or a budding beginner, we welcome you to come out and put pencil to paper in the company of other enthusiasts. Contact Deana Thorsell, at wvdeana@hotmail.com or 304-264-6335 with any questions you may have.
- Walking Distance: Approximately 1 mile
- Pace: Leisurely (meandering, many breaks to stop and observe)
- Exposure: Depends on where the group decides to go.
- Terrain: Mowed grass/earthen trail
- Restroom: Port-a-Potties will be available.
- Parking/Where to Meet: The group will meet at the back of the Nature Center.
- What to Bring: Come with your nature journal supplies, a chair (if you’d like), water, and an open mind to trying new materials and techniques!
