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Extra-ordinary: Squash blossoms
A close look at male and female blossoms This week’s topic in one of my nature journal classes was FLOWERS. I taught about basic flower...

Melinda Nakagawa
Jul 18, 20203 min read
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July 19: Words in your journal (Video)
Use words, pictures and numbers to convey your nature experience. What we’ll be doing Nature journaling is made up of words, pictures and...

Melinda Nakagawa
Jul 17, 20201 min read
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July 19: Words in your journal (Video)
Use words, pictures and numbers to convey your nature experience. What we’ll be doing Nature journaling is made up of words, pictures and...

Melinda Nakagawa
Jul 17, 20201 min read
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July 12 Brown Bears: MB Nature Journal Club (video)
Brown bears feasting on salmon in Katmai National Park. This morning I stumbled upon a live web cam at Brooks Falls, Katmai National...

Melinda Nakagawa
Jul 10, 20202 min read
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July 12 Brown Bears: MB Nature Journal Club (video)
Brown bears feasting on salmon in Katmai National Park. This morning I stumbled upon a live web cam at Brooks Falls, Katmai National...

Melinda Nakagawa
Jul 10, 20202 min read
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July 5 Meeting (video)
Today we celebrated 14 weeks on online nature journaling meetings, and discussed some new ways we might be able to share in the future...

Melinda Nakagawa
Jul 7, 20201 min read
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July 5 Meeting (video)
Today we celebrated 14 weeks on online nature journaling meetings, and discussed some new ways we might be able to share in the future...

Melinda Nakagawa
Jul 7, 20201 min read
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Sounds in nature
Today I had planned to draw the first calendula blossoms in our vegetable garden. I headed out across the yard and as I rounded the...

Melinda Nakagawa
Jul 5, 20203 min read
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Sounds in nature
Today I had planned to draw the first calendula blossoms in our vegetable garden. I headed out across the yard and as I rounded the...

Melinda Nakagawa
Jul 5, 20203 min read
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Monterey Bay Nature Journal Club- Virtual Sundays
An international group of Nature Journalers. Open to all! Live on Zoom Conferencing Sundays at 9:30AM Pacific Daylight Time, US Check...

Melinda Nakagawa
Jun 29, 20201 min read
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Monterey Bay Nature Journal Club- Virtual Sundays
An international group of Nature Journalers. Open to all! Live on Zoom Conferencing Sundays at 9:30AM Pacific Daylight Time, US Check...

Melinda Nakagawa
Jun 29, 20201 min read
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Virtual Tidepool Nature Journaling (video)
Join marine biologist and nature journaler, Melinda Nakagawa for a virtual trip to the tidepools of Pacific Grove, California. Learn...

Melinda Nakagawa
Jun 27, 20201 min read
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Virtual Tidepool Nature Journaling (video)
Join marine biologist and nature journaler, Melinda Nakagawa for a virtual trip to the tidepools of Pacific Grove, California. Learn...

Melinda Nakagawa
Jun 27, 20201 min read
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Virtual Field Trip: Tidepool Nature Journaling
Virtual Nature Journaling Sundays On Sunday, June 28, 2020 we go tidepooling with marine biologist Melinda Nakagawa. Well explore the...

Melinda Nakagawa
Jun 23, 20201 min read
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Virtual Field Trip: Tidepool Nature Journaling
Virtual Nature Journaling Sundays On Sunday, June 28, 2020 we go tidepooling with marine biologist Melinda Nakagawa. Well explore the...

Melinda Nakagawa
Jun 23, 20201 min read
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Crab molt comparison
Crabs are invertebrates that have a hard outer shell, or exoskeleton. This protective body armor is rigid and has flexible joints but...

Melinda Nakagawa
Jun 16, 20202 min read
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Crab molt comparison
Crabs are invertebrates that have a hard outer shell, or exoskeleton. This protective body armor is rigid and has flexible joints but...

Melinda Nakagawa
Jun 16, 20202 min read
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The Nature Journal Show interview
I was recently interviewed by Marley Peifer, host of The Nature Journal Show. Learn a little how I started nature journaling by myself to...

Melinda Nakagawa
Jun 13, 20201 min read
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The Nature Journal Show interview
I was recently interviewed by Marley Peifer, host of The Nature Journal Show. Learn a little how I started nature journaling by myself to...

Melinda Nakagawa
Jun 13, 20201 min read
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Blackberry study
This spring there is a bumper crop of blackberries. The vines are spilling over from the neighbor’s yard like a waterfall and are loaded...

Melinda Nakagawa
Jun 1, 20202 min read
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