River Valley Area Community Gardens, Inc.
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Nature Journaling Resources

Resources

Books:
The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling by John Muir Laws
The Laws Guide to Drawing Birds by John Muir Laws
Painting Nature in Pen & Ink with Watercolor by Claudia Nice
Creating Textured Landscapes with Pen, Ink and Watercolor by Claudia Nice
The Sierra Club Sketching in Nature By Cathy Johnson
Drawn to Nature by Clare Walker Leslie
Nature Drawing: A Tool for Learning by Clare Walker Leslie
Watercolor in Nature: Paint Woodland Wildlife & Botanicals: by Rosalie Haizlett

YouTube:
John Muir Laws
Marley Piefer
Alex Boon Art
Rosalie Haizlett
Lesley the BirdNerd
Badgerland Birding
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Julia Bausenhardt
Journaling With Nature
Lizzie Harper
ArtToolKit
Lara Call Gastinger (no channel but search for several videos on other channels)
Changgong Photo (good for seeing birds in flight)
Mark Smith (birds in flight)
Robert E Fuller (lots of nature videos)
Jo Alwood (wildlife spice with wit)
Texas Backyard Wildlife
AmberFavoritePhotography (lots of bird in flight, wildlife videos)
TrumpeterSwan Society (great videos/information about trumpeters)
Loon Preservation Committee (live loon-cam Spring until Fall)

Facebook:
The Nature Journal Club
River Valley Birders (lots of talented local photographers capturing photos of local birds)

Instagram:
Brooke Morales: /brookenoticed

Apps for phone/tablets:
LeafSnap - identify botanicals
Merlin Bird ID (through Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Leps - identify insects, butterflies
INaturalist
PlantNet

Other:
Wild Wonder Foundation.com
INaturalist.org

We Would Love to Have You Visit Soon!


Hours

Daily: 7am - 8 pm
Daylight hours

Telephone

1-608-588-6040

Email

[email protected]
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  • Home
    • About the Gardens
    • Directions
  • News
    • Events
    • Garden Notes
    • River Valley Nature Journaling >
      • Nature Journaling Resources
      • updates
    • Educational Programs
    • Community Food Pantry Donations
    • Videos & Audios
  • Youth Gardening
    • Busy Bees >
      • Work Day
      • Meet and Greet
      • Planting Day
      • Busy Bees Day 2
    • Junior Gardeners
  • Garden Plots
    • Policies
    • Enabled or Adaptive Gardening
    • Garden Planning Resources
    • Garden Guidelines
    • Veggie Crops
    • Plant / Seed Quantity & Spacing for Row Planting
  • For Gardeners
    • FAQs
    • Gardening Resources >
      • Vegetables Resources
      • Fruit Resources
      • Flower Resources
      • Trees, Shrubs, Landscaping
      • Garden Management
      • Pollinators
      • Professional Resources
    • RVACG Soil Type
    • Garden Pests and Diseases
  • Contact
    • Support and Donations