Field Journal Workshop with John Muir Laws

Renowned California naturalist Jack Laws will share his techniques for observing the natural world and recording observations in field journals on Saturday, September 17, 2011 from 10:00 am to 5:30pm at Pepperwood Preserve. Laws will demonstrate sketching plant close ups, animals that move and mastering the five minute landscape during an exploration of Pepperwood's scenic trails.  The class is $10 and students can register online via here. 

Jack Laws has worked as an environmental educator for over 25 years in California, Wyoming  and Alaska.  He teaches classes on natural history, conservation biology, scientific illustration, and field sketching. He is trained as a wildlife biologist and is an associate of the California Academy of Sciences. In 2009, he received the Terwilliger Environmental Award for outstanding service in Environmental Education. He is the 2011 artist for International Migratory Bird Day. Laws has written and illustrated books about the natural history of California including Sierra Birds: a Hiker's Guide, The Laws Guide to the Sierra Nevada , and The Laws Pocket Guide Set to the San Francisco Bay Area. Mr. Laws is a regular contributor to Bay Nature magazine with his "Naturalists Notebook" column.