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Category: Nature Journal Basics

How to keep a nature journal using writing, drawing, painting, or photography.

ripe raspberries
September 11March 26 Donna L. Long

Nature Almanac for September 2021

Purple Coneflower with Asters Yellow disease
August 7August 6 Donna L. Long

Nature Almanac for August 2021 and Aster Yellows Disease

Bee Balm (Monarda didyma)
June 26July 2 Donna L. Long

July 2021 Nature Almanac

Columbines (Aquilegia canadensis)
May 29June 3 Donna L. Long

June 2021 Nature Almanac

Coral Bells (Heuchera species)
May 1June 25 Donna L. Long

May 2021 Nature Almanac

Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica)
April 3April 3 Donna L. Long

Spring Nature Almanac – April 2021

Bumble Bee and Grape Hyacinth
February 27June 6 Donna L. Long

Nature Almanac for March 2021

humans_child_young birder
February 13December 13 Donna L. Long

Nature Activities for Kids and Other Beginners

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)
January 30June 6 Donna L. Long

Nature Almanac February 2021

white pine tree grove
January 9December 13 Donna L. Long

Winter Walk Among the Pines – Nature Journal

Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) and turtles in a pond.
January 2January 2 Donna L. Long

Nature Almanac – January 2021

Keeping a Nature Journal, 3rd ed.
December 8December 7 Donna L. Long

New Keeping a Nature Journal 3rd ed. by Clare Walker Leslie

mammals_raccoon
November 28November 27 Donna L. Long

Nature Almanac for December 2020

Raindrops on roses
October 29December 9 Donna L. Long

Nature Almanac for November 2020

White Snakeroot (Ageratina altissima) with dead Bumle bee in my garden.
October 3October 3 Donna L. Long

Nature Almanac for October 2020

Mystery bird on the Atlantic Ocean. Photo by Donna L. Long.
September 30November 30 Donna L. Long

Mystery Bird in the Middle of the Atlantic Ocean

Monarch (Danaus plexippus) butterfly larvae muching on Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) leaf in my back garden.
September 24November 30 Donna L. Long

Early Autumn Butterflies in My Garden

Spotted Lanternfly (SLF), Lycorma delicatula (White)
September 16November 30 Donna L. Long

Getting Rid of the Spotted Lanternfly (with Videos)

Purple Giant Hyssop.
August 1October 3 Donna L. Long

August 2020 Nature Almanac

bird_baltimore-oriole-male
May 30October 3 Donna L. Long

June 2020 Summer Nature Almanac

Wissahickon Creek at the end of its' run.
March 11December 14 Donna L. Long

How to Photograph Moving Water

my first nature journal diagram
February 29November 30 Donna L. Long

Nature Journal Diagrams: How to Draw Movement

flowers_snowdrops
February 26October 3 Donna L. Long

March 2020 Nature Almanac

My nature journal page layout sketch #1
February 15November 30 Donna L. Long

Nature Journal Page Layouts: Try a New Technique

mammals_raccoon
February 1May 3 Donna L. Long

Identifying Backyard Mammals: A Photo Gallery

flowers_rose
January 29December 14 Donna L. Long

Winter Almanac – February 2020

My field kit - mid-priced binoculars, field bag, small camers, notepad, field guides.
January 25February 20 Donna L. Long

Simplicity: Basic Equipment for the Naturalist

birds_cardinal_dark-eyed_junco
January 8December 14 Donna L. Long

Winter Nature Almanac – January 2020

Tree seed pod against a winter sky.
November 30October 3 Donna L. Long

Winter Nature Almanac – December 2019

Henry David Thoreau
November 16November 30 Donna L. Long

Thoreau’s Style of Keeping a Nature Journal

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A Guide to Butterfly Life

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For the Amateur Naturalist

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Grinnell Scientific Nature Journal

A Seasonal Gardener’s Guide

A Seasonal Gardener's Handbook, Revised edition by Donna L. Long.
A Seasonal Gardener's Handbook, Revised edition by Donna L. Long.

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