Keeping a Natural History Commonplace Book

In this workshop, we will explore the benefits and techniques of keeping a commonplace book, a note-taking format with a long history among naturalists, artists, and writers. The commonplace approach provides a way to record whatever comes up in daily life that inspires curiosity and invites reflection. We will especially focus on natural history-related observations, impressions, quotes, and research. Participants will learn about using this all-in-one format as a field and reference journal, and also as an accumulation of source material for creative projects, scientific explorations, and connection with place and community.

Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Time: 10am - 1pm

Location: Natural History Institute, 126 N. Marina Street, Prescott, AZ

Cost: $25

All ticket sales are non-refundable.

Kristine Crandall has been dually immersed in nature and writing for most of her life. Growing up in Aspen, Colorado, she compulsively watched birds along the Roaring Fork River, and wrote about the river in one of her first poems, titled “Mountains in Slow Motion.” She holds graduate degrees in Natural Resources Economics and Creative Writing, and her professional career has cast a wide net, including working in environmental conservation, as a naturalist guide, a freelance writer, and a college writing instructor. Kristine moved from Southern Utah to the Verde River Basin two years ago, where she feels a joyful, close affinity with the Mogollon Highlands.

Host or Publisher Natural History Institute