San Francisco based artist, naturalist and educator John Muir Laws talks about nature-journaling and the many benefits of paying deep attention to our natural environment.

(00:13:50) Sketching in the wild

(00:43:21) Ways to keep a nature journal.

(00:59:23) John’s lifelong obsession with field guides and nature conservancy.

(01:24:13) They read poems to each other. Aww.

(1:34:40) BREAK

(1:44:21) How to draw a bird

(2:28:55) Nature stewardship, the role of the amateur, and the Wild Wonder Foundation

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