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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November 2, 2023
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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October 21, 2023
Learning About Birds — Online Resources
I put together all the quality online resources I could find to teach kids about birds. Please contact me if you know of other organizations that have learning resources for…
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October 21, 2023
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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October 4, 2023
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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September 23, 2023
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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September 17, 2023
Understanding Wildfires in Hawaii, the Pacific, and Beyond
This is a small list of resources I have found for learning about wildfires both locally and from experts on the continental US. If you have others that you've found…
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August 10, 2023
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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April 18, 2023
Citizen Science — Global Projects
Citizen science associationhttps://citizenscience.org/The Citizen Science Association (CSA) is a member-driven organization that connects people from a wide range of experiences around one shared purpose: advancing knowledge through research and monitoring…
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April 2, 2023
Hawaii Citizen Science & Wildlife Rescue
Native Birds Citizen Science Kolea Counthttps://www.koleacount.org/Report Your KoleaMigratory shorebirds called Kolea in Hawaii, spend summer in Alaska raising chicks, and then fly to Hawaii for the winter. The purpose of…
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April 2, 2023