Wild Wonder presents an online class on March 1 from 12:30 – 2:30 Eastern time with John Muir Laws entitled Learn to Draw and Paint Flowers. Registration for the live presentation may be found at https://www.wildwonder.org/events.
John will share his best tips and tricks for drawing and painting flowers learned through his 40 years of teaching and illustrating.
Join The Wild Wonder Foundation for its 2026 Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Adventures, including Hog Island Nature Journaling Summer Camp in Maine on May 31-June 5 with Charlotte Belland @bellandpixel and Michael Boardman @mboardmanart!
It will be a Puffin Party! Join this birding and nature journaling adventure at Hog Island Audubon Camp in Maine, a historic location for birders and nature lovers. With a rich legacy in American ornithology, Hog Island is a fantastic setting to immerse yourself in the world of birds. Explore the region’s stunning beauty through guided walks, boat tours, field sketching, and evening speakers.
Registration is open, and our trips often sell out in days. Folks on our mailing list are the first to hear when signups open. You can sign up for our mailing list at wildwonder.org/subscribe
Led by experienced and engaging educators, Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Retreats offer you the opportunity to deepen your nature journaling practice while inspiring you, challenging you, and encouraging you to connect with nature, other nature journalers, and yourself. The vibe is joyful, kind, enthusiastic, supportive, and fun…and nature journalers of ALL experience levels are welcome!
In 2026, we are excited to offer five retreats: (plus a Sandhill Crane Adventure!)
— Sandhill Crane Migration Celebration in Nebraska: March 20-22 with John Muir Laws
—Point Reyes National Seashore, CA: April 27-30, with John Muir Laws and Catherine Hamilton
—Hog Island, ME: May 31-June 5, Charlotte Belland and Michael Boardman
— Wolf Ridge, MN; July 12-17 with John Muir Laws and Roseann Hanson
— Olympic National Park, WA: August 16-21 with John Muir Laws, Debby Kaspari, and Maria Coryell-Martin
—Sierra Nevada, CA: October 13-18, with Kate Rutter and Rob Wade
Visit wildwonder.org/adventures26 or wildwonder.org/events to learn more. Registration will open later this month, and our trips often sell out in days. Folks on our mailing list are the first to hear when signups open.
Wild Wonder wants to help you share the joy of nature journaling. Apply for a Wild Wonder Micro Grant. Applications open now and are due January 29.
Through this program, Wild Wonder celebrates the creativity in the global nature journaling community, generates new outreach ideas, and offers support to individuals leading projects that bring nature journaling to new audiences, especially those that are currently underserved. We can’t wait to see your ideas!
They are so grateful to the global nature journaling community for helping bring this program to life! Nearly all of the funds for the Wild Wonder Micro Grant Program came from donations from the community, including funds raised through a series of Learn to Draw classes taught by John Muir Laws @johnmuirlaws and other teachers, many of whom also donated their time. THANK YOU!
Visit https://wildwonder.org/grants to see all the details, deadlines, requirements, and FAQs about applying. You can also see profiles of past Micro Grant fellows and learn about their projects.
Get into the holiday spirit and put in some “pencil miles” at this fun online class on December 1 with John Muir Laws on drawing and painting pinecones, branches, and needles. A widely respected artist, educator, author, and nature journaler for more than 40 years, John Muir Laws (a.k.a. Jack) will help you learn to see and understand the complex geometry of a pine cone, which will empower you to make quick and accurate sketches as well as more detailed drawings. Jack will also explore pine/fir branches and needles and share tips and techniques on how to draw them in a foreshortened view so your sketch looks like what you see when you look into the branches of a tree. You could even use your new skills to paint homemade holiday cards for friends and family!
BONUS: The class will include special live holiday musical interludes brought to you by two musical members of the nature journaling community: guitarist Anne Chadwick @annechad61 and vocalist and ukulele player Beth Kelley Gillogly.
This class is a fundraiser for the Wild Wonder Foundation, and Jack, Anne, and Beth are donating their time. Thank you for making a donation if you are able when you register. All levels welcome! .FREE! Registration required. Suggested donation: $25. Visit the EVENTS link in bio or wildwonder.org/events to sign up today!
