Connect with nature in the city by getting involved in nature journaling where you will record observations, reflections and feelings about the natural world.

Nature journaling is recognised as a creative, educational and therapeutic tool that can be used to develop ecological literacy and reinforce observational skills, which are key components of supporting a person's connection to nature.

By capturing creative findings over time you will build your connection to place and will help us understand perceptions of nature within the City of Melbourne. As well as highlighting all the natural wonders that you can find even on your doorstep.

Citizen Foresters are invited to take part in a series of face-to-face nature journaling workshops. In these workshops you will be provided with tangible skills and art activities to help you record your observations of the natural world.

These sessions will be professionally filmed by our friends at Remember the Wild. They will then be published on this page as an online resource for nature journaling within the City, which can be accessed by anyone at any time.

These workshops will be held at Walmsley House within the Native Australian Garden at Royal Park, Parkville. Light refreshments will be provided.

On the day you will be asked to bring your own journal or writing paper. We will provide all other art materials.