Journaling

Nature Journaling

Join Open Spaces and start down the path of Nature Journaling. Our Guide is trained in the Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Program to support all ages and all skill levels in the joy of nature journaling.

Builds creativity, curiosity, and observation and critical thinking skills.
Nurtures a connection to nature and the outdoors.
Invites children and adults alike to slow down, pay attention, and experience awe and wonder.
Research shows that connecting children to nature has numerous benefits for their physical health, mental health, academic achievement, and care for nature.

In the practice of nature journaling, you use words, pictures, and numbers to collect and record your observations, questions, connections, and explanations on the pages of a notebook. You do not need to be an artist or a naturalist to begin. These skills can be learned by anyone, and you can develop them with deliberate practice.

A nature journal is a lens that focuses your attention, enriches your experiences, and develops your skills as a naturalist. This practice also enhances your observations, curiosity, gratitude, reverence, memory, and joy. It helps you discover, think, and remember. Nature journaling is creative, rigorous, and playful, easy to begin and learn, and your practice will grow and mature over a lifetime. Begin today, and the world will offer you its secrets of wonder and beauty.