Wild Wonder Foundation

No worries! Every sketch—even abstract potato ones—helps you learn.

Reg opens this Saturday!

Join John Muir Laws and live ambassador birds for a vibrant afternoon of sketching live birds and a hands-on y demo. Bring your nature journal kit and your curiosity! 2/21/26 1-4:30pm Pacific time, at the Foster in Palo Alto, CA. $50. www.wildwonder.org/store/p/brus...

Wild Wonder Foundation Encouraging nature connection and protection through art, attention, science, curiosity, and community.

Announcing 2026 Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Adventures in Nebraska, California, Minnesota, Maine, & Washington! Led by experienced and engaging educators, these trips offer you the keen joy of spending time in nature with others who love nature and art as much as you do. Learn more: wildwonder.org

Holiday Sketch Party! Learn to Draw Pine Cones and Branches with John Muir Laws, PLUS live musical interludes. Live online class: Monday, 12/1/2025, 4:30-6:30pm Pacific time. FREE! Registration required. Suggested donation: $25.

www.wildwonder.org/store/p/cone...

Let’s celebrate November in our nature journals! Join Akshay Mahajan as he hosts #NatureJournalingNovember (and #TheTummyJournal), a month of FREE fun nature journaling prompts and “pencil miles” BONUS: FREE online live class, Journaling into Growth, on 11/22/25! wildwonder.org/nj25

Holiday Sketch Party! Learn to Draw Pine Cones and Branches with John Muir Laws, PLUS live musical interludes. Live online class: Monday, 12/1/2025, 4:30-6:30pm Pacific time. FREE! Registration required. Suggested donation: $25.

www.wildwonder.org/store/p/cone...

Learn a New Mammal Drawing System with John Muir Laws: Live online class: Sat. 11/8/25, 9-11am Pacific time.* All levels welcome!

FREE! Registration required. Suggested donation: $25. www.wildwonder.org/store/p/mamm...

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Now available: 2025 Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Conference Video Pass. Get 30 classes through 4/30/2026 for just $95–bargain! Learn more at wildwonder.org/25

Our amazing teacher team includes Grant Snyder (image 2), @bellandpixel.bsky.social (image 3) and @finchwing.bsky.social (image 4)!

We are thrilled to welcome our newborn zine: Your Quick Start Guide to Nature Journaling a Garden!
In this FREE new zine, learn how and why to nature journal a garden—it helps you slow down, notice more, and sparks JOY and curiosity. wildwonder.org/garden

LOOK—Full Schedule Just Dropped! Join the fun at the seventh Annual Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Conference, September 10-14, 2025, live online! Learn more, read bios, see the detailed conference schedule, and buy your pass today at wildwonder.org/25

We want to help you share the joy of nature journaling! Apply for a Wild Wonder Micro Grant! Applications open 9/1 and are due 9/29. Through this program, we support individuals leading projects that bring nature journaling to new audiences. Visit wildwonder.org/grants to learn more. Please share!

Thanks for sharing! You wear it so well!

Join Christian Cooper and Amy Tan—NY Times bestselling authors and avid birders—along with a live ambassador owl, for a special birdy evening. Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, 5-9pm, The Foster Museum, Palo Alto, CA, Seating is limited. Tickets and more info: wildwonder.org/foster25

@amytan.bsky.social

Yayyy! Thanks for sharing the joy of journaling with others! 🩷

Have a great weekend friends! Stay cool and don't pee in pools! 🪶

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Yay! Thanks for letting us know! So glad they are useful to you. 🩷

Guess where @johnmuirlaws.com found these epic scissors? The new studio of @wendymacnaughton.bsky.social !! What a thrill to witness the first in-person meeting of these minds! Big thanks to Wendy for opening your door to our impromptu fan club (with @katerutter.bsky.social & @amytan.bsky.social )

What a fantastic nature journaling session with @johnmuirlaws.com hosted by Children & Nature Network. In Jack’s inspiring talk and demo, he studied, drew, and dissected a passionflower. He also shared pages from his first nature journal. Catch the replay on C&NN’s YouTube in about 2 weeks.

Here's the clue for this week's #BitOBird game! Can you ID this bird from just this little bit? (Note: we stick to North American birds, if not we’ll tell you.) 1st to reply w/ the correct answer gets bird nerd bragging rights. If you're stumped, we'll post the answer in 2 hrs 🪶

Who doesn’t love a free zine? Visit the store link in bio or wildwonder.org/zines for free downloads of 4 different nature zines, including the three you see here!

Say you’ll BEE there! Early Bird Passes on sale now for the 7th annual Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Conference–live online September 10-14, 2025.

WHAT’S ALL THE BUZZ ABOUT? Learn more, check out the stellar line up of speakers and teachers, and sign up now at wildwonder.org/25

Join artist, birder, nature lover, and teacher Sofia Gazarian as she hosts #NatureJournalingJune, a month of FREE nature journaling prompts. Bonus: free class on Sketching Birds on 6/28–registration required. Visit wildwonder.org/nj25 for more info and free tutorials.

Join bestselling author and artist Sushma Hegde @sushmahegde.bsky.social as she hosts #NatureJournalingMay, a month of free nature journaling prompts! Sushma is also teaching a FREE online live class on 5/17/25! Registration required. Learn more and sign up: wildwonder.org/nj25

Apparently it's #invertefest

I haven't done near enough art of them!

Yay! We are so glad to hear that! Thanks for your support and enthusiasm! 🩷

Excited to share the trailer for Watershed: Learning That Flows From Nature, a documentary short—featuring John Muir Laws—that tells the story of an inspiring outdoor ed program in Northern California. Film to be released in late 2025. Learn more and watch the trailer: wildwonder.org/watershed

Say you’ll BEE there! Early Bird Passes on sale now for the 7th annual Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Conference–live online September 10-14, 2025.

WHAT’S ALL THE BUZZ ABOUT? Learn more, check out the stellar line up of speakers and teachers, and sign up now at wildwonder.org/25