Readings: Get to Know Nature

Photo courtesy of Stephanie Koehler, with permission.

Reading 1

• Download and read the Get To Know Nature Download Get To Know Nature article before you do your first nature observation (see assignment 1.2). This article was written by Jena Ball and published by Mother Earth News in 2006.

This short reading will help you to find a place to observe nature and to begin to awaken your senses to your natural surroundings. It will also give you an idea of the type of notes and sketches that you might find in a nature journal. Check out these images Links to an external site. to give you a sense of all the different ways that you can use a journal -- from stick figures to paintings to photographs -- everything goes. Pick whatever style that you feel comfortable with and have fun!