INJW 2026 Wrap-up
This year the goal from the INJW team was to encourage nature journaling outside and spend less time in front of our screens. Although there was a curated theme list for each day (see link below to official website and heaps of resources) I didn't follow it as I had my own list I wanted to focus on.
Sketching trees
I needed to nature journal a skull for my upcoming kids workshop in the July holidays, so I referenced one from the Discovery Centre - a tawny frogmouth. Is it just me or are skulls always fascinating to draw?
I also worked on some moths and other critters from photos of my Kalbarri trip and will likely keep working on these the rest of the month.
I also sketched ideas for how to create a nature journaling template in a similar style to a Pokédex or field guide. This is for a side project I'm working on where I'll nature journal Australian bats and you might see some of these at the end of the month.
Aside from my personal nature journaling adventures I also led two activities during the week at the Herdsman Lake Discovery Centre; creating a field guide on Wildlife Wednesday (after school for kids) and basic nature journaling on Sunday at the Family Nature Day. I was able to nature journal alongside them, outside by the lake and it was wonderful both times to see what participants found interesting, included on their pages and to enjoy myself outdoors as well.
I crafted journaling booklets for participants in both activities to use and will likely make more for future workshops and events, they were popular! Despite being hand-stitched they weren't too time-consuming or cumbersome to craft and you could easily make your own. I used three sheets of 80 gsm (printer) paper, some hemp cord and printed design card paper for the covers (180 gsm), cut down to A4 size from square 30cm.
I'm hoping to continue the rest of the month with daily nature journaling as much as possible. I'm finding by having a list of things I can choose from, and marking down which days match best to do them, is working well. I've also got my perpetual journal open and can add to that each week - easy! What tips do you have to keep a daily journaling habit?
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