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Sketched nature journal entry showing top-down views of street tree root crowns. They look like brain dendrites.
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ArborApril 08: Roots

[08] Today’s prompt is Get to the Root of ItSketch, question, measure the root system of a tree....
KateApr 8, 2025Jan 16, 2026
Nature journal entry of Japanese black pine.
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ArborApril 07: New to Me

[07] Today’s prompt is New to MeDraw a tree you’ve never seen before, identify it, learn and note...
KateApr 7, 2025Jan 16, 2026
Image of sample tree-drawing workshop pages and two portraits of the workshop facilitators.
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ArborApril 06: Let’s Draw Trees! Live Workshop

[06] Today’s prompt was actually a live oneline workshop, woo hoo!Cathy and I had a “tree-mendous” time drawing...
KateApr 7, 2025Jan 16, 2026
Sketches and writing about a juniper tree.
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ArborApril 05: Old & Wise

[05] Today’s prompt is Old & WiseJournal an old tree in your neighborhood. I’m pretty sure this tree...
KateApr 5, 2025Jan 16, 2026
Nature journal visual of the peeling bark of a Strawberry tree.
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#ArborApril 04: Bark! Bark!

[04] Today’s prompt is Bark! Bark!Focus on the delicious textures of bark. Consider making a texture map. This...
KateApr 4, 2025Jan 16, 2026
Watercolor sketches of leaves from three California native trees: California buckeye, Arroyo willow, Coast live oak
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#ArborApril 03: Leaf Study

[03] Today’s prompt is Leaf StudyFocus deeply on a single leaf, or make a comparison or montage.. A...
KateApr 3, 2025Jan 16, 2026
Image of oak tree in watercolor with text describing the process of journaling the tree.
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#ArborApril 02: Go Monochrome

[02] Today’s prompt is Go MonochromeSketch a tree using values of only one color, or play with using...
KateApr 2, 2025Jan 16, 2026
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Let’s Draw Trees! An Online Workshop

Whatcha doin’ on Sun, Apr 6? Come to Let’s Draw Trees, a free session on ways to celebrate...
KateApr 1, 2025Jan 16, 2026
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#ArborApril 01: Out the Window

It’s official! Today is budburst for #ArborApril 2025 with Cathy Raingarden and the Wild Wonder Foundation! Join in...
KateApr 1, 2025Jan 16, 2026
Image with words "Nature Journaling" April, announcing the prompts for Arbor April
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It’s #ArborApril! Join the month-long tree-drawing challenge!

In January, the Wild Wonder Foundation kicked off a year of nature journal prompts to celebrate nature and...
KateApr 1, 2025Jan 16, 2026
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Intelleto is my personal site where I share on topics of nature journaling, sketchnotes, and lifelong learning. I frequently nerd out about nature, geek out about sketching, or write about random stuff that strikes my fancy. You can learn more about me here.

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  • BookNotes
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  • emeryville
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Graphic Notes
  • lean startup
  • lean ux
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  • New Book: Bay Area Botanical is available
  • The 4 Directions – a warm-up
  • Learning through Line: drawn notes from the Ruth Asawa Retrospective at SF MOMA
  • ArborApril 25: Arboreus Maximus
  • ArborApril 24: Tell a Story

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  • jack :: johnmuirlaws.com
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  • miranda :: mirandaloudartist.com
  • mj :: mjbroadbent.com
  • patricia :: www.plarenasonpaper.com
  • robin :: robinleecarlson.com
  • roseann :: exploringoverland.com
  • wild wonder foundation :: wildwonder.org
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