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The Nature Nook

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Welcome Message and Orientation Video (6:22)
Gathering Your Field Supplies (2:21)
Nature Journal Demo Video (15:16)

MAY UPDATES

May's New Content inside The Nature Nook
Spring Wildflowers Workshop (recording from 2023) (154:05)
Wildflowers and Pollinators Reference Photos
Flanders Poppy Sketching Workshop (replay) (55:35)
River Otter Presentation and Demo for World Otter Day! (34:53)

INCLUDED COURSES

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BONUS CONTENT (that doesn't fit in other categories!)

World Wildlife Day Sketching Events (175:18)
Finding Inspiration from Naturalists' Notebooks Through the Ages (Presentation) (47:29)
World Wetlands Day Sketching Event (397:07)
General Sketching Tips Quick Video (8:39)
Finding Peace in a Troubled World (Tips and Art Activity) (76:16)
Virtual Sketching Expedition; Ecuador (154:18)
Virtual Sketching Expedition: Costa Rica (143:56)
PANAMA: Live from the field! (105:10)
Natural Reflections Vision Board Workshop (170:49)
Group Coaching Session and Sketching Practice Session (53:40)
Spooky Nature Sketching Party (77:34)
Spooky Halloween-themed Wildlife (mini-course)

INTRODUCTORY GUIDES

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Nature Journal Page Recipe Handout
Nature Journaling for all Ages
Getting Started with Nature Sketching
Tips for Keeping a Travel Journal
High-resolution Reference Photos Guide
Christine's Comprehensive Nature Journaling Kit (downloadable pdf)
Drawing Exercises Designed to Improve Your Field Sketching Abilities (175:24)

DISCOVER AND SKETCH PLANTS WORKSHOPS

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Nature Journal Page Demonstration (Oaks and Acorns) (98:18)
Festive Holly Workshop (66:20)
Botanical Anatomy for Field Sketchers (PDF)
Decorative Gourd Painting Workshop (70:47)
Heliconia Family Workshop (23:39)
Mistletoe Workshop (2024) (54:15)
Poinsettia Workshop (50:30)

DISCOVER AND SKETCH INVERTEBRATES WORKSHOPS

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Stream Insects Workshop (66:42)
Cicada Workshop (66:54)

DISCOVER AND SKETCH FISHES

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Great White Shark Mini-Course (114:40)

DISCOVER AND SKETCH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS

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Golden Frog Workshop (79:11)

DISCOVER AND SKETCH BIRDS

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Bald Eagle Sketching Workshop (Big Bear Valley Nest Cam) (156:11)
Migratory Birds Coloring Booklet
Arctic Tern Sketch and Paint Workshop (45:34)
Turkey Workshop (89:32)
Vulture (Black) (60:34)
World Migratory Bird Day Coloring Book

DISCOVER AND SKETCH MAMMALS

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Sketching African Lions (Inspired by Mufasa: The Lion King 2025 movie) (72:09)
River Otters and Mustelid Family Workshop (43:58)
Beaver Family Workshop (65:44)
Giraffe Day Sketching Event (2023)
Leopards of Africa Workshop (60:21)
Sketching a Pangolin for World Pangolin Day (February 15th) (63:44)
Sketching a Black Rhino for World Rhino Day (52:33)
Reindeer Sketching Workshop (2024) (65:55)
Sloth Family Workshop
Humpback Whales! (47:16)
Discover and Sketch Wildlife from The Lion King movie (381:02)

KIDS CORNER

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Giraffe Coloring Page
Rhinoceros Coloring Page
Stream Insects Coloring Page
Hummingbird Step-by-Step Sketching Page
Kid's Corner: Spanish/English Bird Pages
Bahama Oriole Coloring Page
Tropical Birds Coloring Book
Caribbean Birds Coloring Books in Spanish and English

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