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  • Nature Journaling in Your Backyard and Beyond – In-Person
  • Item Number: S26NAT319M
    Dates: 5/6/2026 - 5/20/2026
    Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Days: W
    Sessions: 3
    Maximum Enrollment:  25
    Seats Available:  7
    Building: Rogue Valley Manor (opens in new tab)
    Room: Skyline Plaza
    Instructor: Tara Laidlaw

    Slow down, tune in and be amazed: Join us to experience the magic of nature journaling using a simple, flexible framework that you can use anywhere, any time. Whether you’re art-phobic or you’re a plein-air painter, whether you’re a scientist or a poet or both or neither, this course is for you — this approach to journaling is accessible to everyone! The course includes three two-hour sessions. The first session will be indoors on the Rogue Valley Manor campus, with a short trip outside. The second and third sessions will be primarily outdoors on the RVM campus, with gentle walks to find journaling subjects. Each session will include a mix of interactive lecturing, instruction, “follow-along” demonstrations, journaling time and group discussion. 

    NOTE: This course will include walking outdoors on the RVM campus. Participants will need to be able to dress comfortably for outdoor conditions and sit on benches or in a camping chair while journaling. Liability waiver required to participate.
 

  • The Range of Light – In-Person
  • Item Number: S26NAT302A
    Dates: 5/5/2026 - 5/26/2026
    Times: 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 4
    Maximum Enrollment:  34
    Seats Available:  6
    Building: Campbell Center (opens in new tab)
    Room: Room C
    Instructor: John Schuyler
    From afar, the Spanish conquerors of the 18th century saw them as a snowy mountain range. Up closer, John Muir coined the phrase “the Range of Light.” Whether composed of snow or light, the Sierra Nevada is the backbone of California in many ways. It is also a barrier — capturing moisture coming from the Pacific but also a barrier to pioneers coming from the east. The mountains provide the state with most of its water. They are key to outdoor recreation, including attractions such as Yosemite National Park and Lake Tahoe. They played a key role in providing the lumber used to build much of the nation’s most populated state. This course looks at the geography, natural history, human history and challenges facing the single largest mountain range in the Lower 48.
 

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