Jeffco Open Space Nature Journal Club: Designing Journal Page Layouts

Want to deepen your love of the natural world, notice nature?s tiniest details and spend time surrounded by the beauty of the outdoors? Then start keeping a sketchbook nature journal! Join us for a free journaling field trip in a Jeffco Open Space Park each month and make this activity a habit. Creating pages that are pleasing to the eye adds an extra element of fun to nature journaling. In this session we will learn tips for laying out drawings and text in our journals and then practice these new skills as we observe and sketch along the trail. Please bring an item for a shared trailside potluck lunch. Program Details All ages. Instruction will be geared for adults, but children who are interested in art are welcome to attend with an adult. Parents, please make sure to monitor your children's energy and interest levels during club outings to ensure that their behavior is conducive to a positive learning environment for everyone. You will meet the naturalist at the trailhead on the parking lot of Apex Park (next to Heritage Square). Please bring the following items: ? Your own sketchbook, a pencil and any other art supplies you would like to use. We will also have some art materials to share. ? Sturdy footwear, warm clothes and a raincoat. If it is chilly, gloves and disposable hand warmers are helpful to keep fingers from getting cold while you are drawing. ? Sunglasses and hat ? Water ? An item to share at our potluck lunch. ? A backpack or shoulder bag to carry your supplies ? A portable chair, stool or sitting pad (optional but great to have if the ground is damp) ? Binoculars (optional) ? Your favorite field guides (optional) Also, please join the Jeffco Open Space Nature Journal Club Facebook page if you are interested. The page is a great place to find out about club happenings, share your sketches and journal pages, arrange carpools (in the summer trailheads will start to get packed) and chat with each other. https://www.facebook.com/groups/JCOSNatureJournalClub/ Additional Information http://bit.ly/DesigningJournalPageLayouts Registration for this program is available one month before the date of the program. If you are registering during this time, but space is no longer available, please call Lookout Mountain Nature Center at 720-497-7600 to be placed on a waiting list. Already registered and need to cancel? Have questions about the program? Please give us a call at 720-497-7600 or e-mail lmnc@jeffco.us to let us know! Please include the program title. Office hours are 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Tuesday-Sunday, inquiries made after 4 pm may not be answered until the following day. LMNC is closed on Mondays.