nature

1. Nature Journaling
Step 1: Go outside.
 Without your phone or any other electronics. Take only paper and writing
utensils.
Step 2: Listen. Look. Write.
 Literally and figuratively listen to nature’s voice. Listen for the sounds,
atmosphere. This is what Thoreau did as he wrote about the natural
world.
 Incorporate your feelings, moods, and observations. What other ideas do
your observations cause you to consider?
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 Make note of some of the specifics.
o Date and time of day
o Location
o Weather conditions
o Plant/vegetation characteristics
o Human impacts/disturbance
o Total length of time spent outdoors
Step 3: Keep Writing.
 Begin writing and keep writing. Do not be too critical or edit your writing to
the detriment of spontaneity.
 Your journal can take different forms. You can write a narrative account of
your experience. Your writing could be poetry or prose, or a combination.
Nature journals also go beyond the written word in the form of words,
drawings, pressed plants, etc.
Minimum 1 hour total spent outdoors, resulting in
at least 2 pages of journaling
due February 22nd.