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Lonely Emissaries
My article, “Lonely Emissaries: Eucalyptus in California,” was just published in the Winter 2025 issue of…
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Help Rebuild the Eaton Canyon Nature Center
This past January, the Eaton Fire in Los Angeles, California, tore through the community, damaging or…
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Drawing from Insect Specimens
Earlier this month, I had the pleasure of teaming up with Marni Fylling to teach a…
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Sketchbook: Red Ironbark
I am trying to get to know the different species of eucalyptus that grow around my…
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Sketchbook: Earthy Toads
Playing with earth pigments, this page of western toads emerged. The paints were from a couple…
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Sierra Nevada Nature Journaling Retreat
Join me for a Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Retreat in the Sierra Nevada near Truckee, CA: August 3-8,…
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A Guide to Sketching in the Field: Examples from a Study of Wildfire
In this series of three workshops, we will combine drawing, painting, and natural science. The classes…
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Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Conference 2024
The Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Conference is Just About to Start! September 18-22, 2024 You can…
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Nature Journaling the Salish Sea
Join me June 10 from 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. for a Nature Journaling Workshop in…
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Fiddleneck Bugs and Chaparral Crickets
Lost in the fuzzy whorls of smallflower fiddleneck (Amsinckia menziesii), I was sketching in preparation for…
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Art Toolkit Discount Code
After my workshop with Art Toolkit in February as part of their Winter Workshop Series, my…
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Mushrooms in the Classroom
This school year, I have had the great pleasure of teaching art and natural history in…
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Keynote for Oath Ceremony
I was honored to be invited to give the keynote remarks at a naturalization ceremony yesterday…