7:00-7:30 pm Optional Social Time
7:30-8:00 PM Announcements
8:00-9:00 PM Nature Journaling for Gardeners
Journaling about nature can be a fun and creative way to spark curiosity and improve your observational skills. Explore how nature journaling can also be an added benefit to your annual record-keeping by prompting you to observe your garden more closely, track seasonal changes and interactions, and make comparisons over the years.
Karen Gourlay will cover ways to record observations, types of journals and supplies, and different styles used by other journalers. She’ll share resources, sample journals, and places to find more information.
MGAWC members and guests are encouraged to bring their own journals or notebooks. There will be paper, pens, etc. for those who need them to do a warm-up exercise.
Please consider bringing a small item from your garden or nature (seedhead, conifer cone, stone, bark, flower, leaf, etc.) that might be used to practice journaling at the end, if there is time.
Currently, MGAWC members meet in-person at the Environmental Interpretive Center on The University of Michigan-Dearborn campus April-June and September-November. MGAWC meets on Zoom January-March.