MVAS Nature Journal Club

05/25/2026

This could provide some cool nature journaling opportunities when you’re stuck at home!

05/16/2026

Great resource for nature journaling!

Naturalist David Lukas has created a series of 10-minute videos, holding a camera on a natural phenomenon so that nature journalists can observe, sketch, and journal. These videos give you the time to…

05/16/2026

Join us Sunday, May 17, at 8:30 a.m. for a demo on drawing butterflies and then at 9, nature journal the NMSU Demonstration Garden (on University just west of Main Street)!

05/07/2026

Another great opportunity from the Wild Wonder Foundation!

05/06/2026

Yippee! The Wild Wonder Foundation’s Nature Journaling Conference is coming! Don’t miss it!

Connect with nature, joy, art, wonder, and the community at the 8th annual Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Conference – live online September 15-19, 2026. Sign up at the link in bio or at wildwonder.org/26 Video Passes are also on sale now, and partial scholarships are also available (apply on the event website). Save $30 with Early Bird Pricing (ends July 1)!

THE DETAILS
This annual international nature journaling event—the largest of its kind–gathers people who are passionate about nature, art, science, curiosity, and wonder. Join in and learn from 30 teachers, journalers, artists, authors, and thought leaders in nature, nature journaling, visual thinking, and conservation.

2026 LINE UP INCLUDES:

—Ed Yong, bestselling author of An Immense World, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for journalism

—Amy Tan, avid birder, nature journaler, and bestselling author of The Backyard Bird Chronicles

—Austin Kleon, bestselling author of many books including Steal Like an Artist

—John Muir Laws, award-winning artist, educator, and author

—Rosemary Mosco, bestselling author of The Birding Dictionary

—Daisy Fancourt, professor and author of Art Cure: The Science of How the Arts Saves Lives

PLUS:
—Kathleen Baraan
—Charlotte Belland
—Maria Coryell-Martin
—Tony Foster
—Lara Gastinger
—Sofia Gazarian
—Casey Girard
—Rosalie Haizlett
—Roseann Hanson
—Sushma Hegde
—Merel Hoekstra
—Marjorie Leggitt
—Eric Losh .losh
—Jean Mackay
—Chloe Peters
—Kate Rutter
—Mark Simmons
–Grant Snyder
–Lisa Spangler
–Bird Warde
And more!

Visit the link in bio or wildwonder.org/26 to check out all the details and get your pass today! Early Bird Pricing ends July 1 (save $30)!

05/05/2026

Here’s something different to try!!

04/08/2026

Have you drawn a bird today?

04/06/2026

Join us at Art in the Park at the Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park this Saturday from 9 to 11 for free, family friendly activities hosted by us, the NM Watercolor Society, and ArtForms.

03/20/2026

Wow! What a fun way to journal!

03/09/2026

Check out MVAS Nature Journal Club member Pamela’s talk this Sunday!