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Category: Nature Journal Prompts

Tips, scavenger hunts, and ideas of what to journal about.

Pond at john Heinz NWR at Tinicum in Philadelphia, PA. Photo by Donna L. Long. All rights reserved.
March 18March 18 Donna L. Long

Places to Observe in Your Nature Journal

nature journal page 27 may 2009 about violets
March 11March 22 Donna L. Long

Nature Writing Themes and Expanding Your Journaling

Earthworm on the surface.
March 4February 27 Donna L. Long

The Full Worm Moon

Donna watching hawk migration on Hawk Mountain.
February 18February 27 Donna L. Long

What is a Naturalist? (journal prompt)

Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii)
March 5December 13 Donna L. Long

Spring Birding and Nature Journal Prompts

white oak twig from my winter nature journal
January 1December 13 Donna L. Long

Keeping a Winter Nature Journal with Writing Prompts

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February 13December 13 Donna L. Long

Nature Activities for Kids and Other Beginners

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

How to Photograph Moving Water

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January 29December 14 Donna L. Long

Winter Almanac – February 2020

autumn leaves and stones
September 14November 30 Donna L. Long

Autumn Photography & Nature Journal Prompts

March 3December 13 Donna L. Long

Nature Journal Prompt Looking Above

pages from my nature journal
February 3December 15 Donna L. Long

Pinterest Nature Journals

white oak twig from my winter nature journal
January 31November 30 Donna L. Long

Studying Twigs: A Winter Nature Journal Activity

Colorful red-orange tree buds. Photo by Donna L. Long.
January 21November 30 Donna L. Long

Studying Tree Buds: A Winter Nature Journal Activity

Drawing of an ant.
March 25December 13 Donna L. Long

Drawing Insects

Fringed Bleedingheart (Dicentra eximia) in my garden. Photo by Donna L. Long.
November 18November 30 Donna L. Long

Collecting Phenology Data

my nature journal 25 April 2009
November 18January 13 Donna L. Long

Grinnell Method for Nature Journals

my nature journal 16 October 2005
November 18December 13 Donna L. Long

Nature Journal Writing Prompts

Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
November 18December 15 Donna L. Long

The Seasonal Nature Journal

Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa)
November 12November 30 Donna L. Long

Phenology is Deep Ecology

Male Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) preening. Photo by Donna L. Long.
November 3December 13 Donna L. Long

Citizen Science and Nature Journal Keeping

Snowy Philadelphia after a snow storm.
December 25January 19 Donna L. Long

A Snowy Christmas Night: A Remembrance

Seasonal round on Coal River, West Virginia Source: Library of Congress American Memory collection
January 4November 30 Donna L. Long

How to Create a Seasonal Round – Part 2

Seasonal round on Coal River, West Virginia Source: Library of Congress American Memory collection
January 3December 13 Donna L. Long

Seasonal Rounds: Charting Living in Harmony with the Land

my nature journal 16 October 2005
October 31November 30 Donna L. Long

Drawing Nature in Autumn

my nature journal 25 April 2009
July 4November 30 Donna L. Long

Nature Journal Themes

Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)
July 4December 15 Donna L. Long

Nature Journal Writing Prompts

pages from my nature journal
July 4November 30 Donna L. Long

The Spring Nature Journal

a page from my nature journal
July 4November 30 Donna L. Long

Spring Nature Journal Writing Prompts

July 4November 30 Donna L. Long

Winter Journal Writing Prompts

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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.

Top Posts & Pages

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