If You Really Love Nature: Three Fun Activities For Becoming a Better Naturalist

 Bonjour, my fellow nature lovers! Up here in the Rocky Mountains, the trees (and the ground) are covered in about a foot of snow. I guess the clouds floating above the mountains don't care whether it's October or December! This article is mostly pointed at unprofessional naturalists (like me) to help them learn more about nature and becoming better naturalists. What is an "unprofessional naturalist"? An unprofessional naturalist is someone who loves and likes to learn about nature - the age range is 1-1,000 plus years! Anyway.... let's get started!

1. Spend ten minutes a day on Zooniverse. (see Three Fun Activates for Naturalists Both Young and Old in my Be a Naturalist label)

If everyone spent just ten minutes a day on Zooniverse, imagine how much work could get done! What do you learn on Zooniverse? You learn.... observation skills, identification skills, as well as all about the subject you're doing a project on!

2. Do mail-in Junior Ranger booklets.

These are sooo fun! I love doing Junior Ranger booklets, but you can't go everywhere! Here's a link to an article that has a list of all the national and state parks that will mail you your patch and booklet: http://craftknife.blogspot.com/2018/06/heres-every-national-park-junior-ranger.html What will you learn? You will learn.... observation skills, and more, depending on the activities, as well as all about the national/state park you are doing the booklet on.

3. Read your field guide!!!!!!

Seriously people, this is so much over looked. Just read it! What do you learn? You learn..... all about whatever your field guide is about!

Okay everyone, there you are! Have fun! Remember to comment and tell me your favorite activity! 

-Lili