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?
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.
