🌿 Nature Journaling: Nature in Words

Facilitator: Laura Blackaby

Date: Saturday, October 10, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Location: Spring Creek Preserve
Off Highway 116, East Peoria, IL
Porta potty available near parking lot
Limited seating, no shelter

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All skill levels welcome.
No naturalist, artistic, drawing, or writing experience required.

About This Program

Expand your nature journaling practice by adding the beauty of language. This session focuses on capturing textures, sounds, and emotions of the natural world through creative writing techniques.

Explore prose, poetry, and free-writing as tools to deepen observation and create a richer connection with nature.

For more questions or if you require reasonable accommodations, please email Brittany Chambers at blc21@illinois.edu.

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