Only One

By the end of this year, I will have been a part of teaching over one thousand Hawai'i students about our native birds and how to draw them. However, I…

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Learning About Birds in Hawai’i

This is a collection of online resources to learn about Hawaii's birds. Check out this page for links to field guides: https://katerighter.com/hawaii-field-guides/ I also have a page collecting links to…

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Hawai’i Field Guides

Birds Hawaii's Birds: Considered the definitive field guide to both native and introduced birds, by the Hawaii Audubon Society. Also be sure to check out their in-depth books on both…

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Growth Mindset

The biggest impediment to people starting (or continuing) to nature journal is a perceived lack of ability. This is especially evident to new learners when their teacher or the examples…

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Do It Yourself

The most frequent question I get asked as a nature journaling teacher is, "How do I convince a kid to nature journal if they don't want to?" The first, and…

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Body of Land

Tell me again how my body is like the land unfolding;the land, like a body, like a mother:all of us held and holding. Show me the way to the skyto witness…

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Three Things

Yesterday I read the same advice In yet another article: “Each day, Write down three things that you’re thankful for.” Ugh. Gross. I’d rather not. Gratitude makes my teeth ache.…

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Types of Attention

Nature Journaling begins with the observation of nature -- paying attention to the world around us. Then we document those observations in different ways in our journals with words, pictures,…

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