Join the fun at the 8th Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Conference: Sept. 15-19, 2026, Live Online
“My start in nature journaling and drawing came through workshops with John Muir Laws, president of the Wild Wonder Foundation. I not only learned to draw, I discovered I could live more deeply in the moment, with curiosity, awe, and gratitude. It was restorative in a time of turmoil. I hope you can join me and share the joy.” —Amy Tan, avid nature journaler, birder, bird artist, bestselling author of The Backyard Bird Chronicles, and speaker at the 2025 Conference
The annual Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Conference一the largest international event of its kind一gathers people who are passionate about nature, art, science, curiosity, awe, and wonder to share ideas, learn from each other, inspire each other, and have fun together in nature’s beauty.
Your Live Pass includes access to 30 classes, panels, and talks, and you can look forward to learning from more than 30 teachers, journalers, writers, artists, authors, and thought leaders in nature, nature journaling, visual thinking, and conservation, including:
Ed Yong, avid birder, bestselling author of An Immense World and I Contain Multitudes, and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for journalism
Amy Tan, avid birder, artist, nature journaler, and bestselling author of many books including The Backyard Bird Chronicles and The Joy Luck Club
Austin Kleon, avid notebook keeper and bestselling author of many books including Steal Like an Artist, Show Your Work, Keep Going, and Don’t Call It Art
Robert Macfarlane, bestselling author of numerous books including The Book of Birds,Is a River Alive?,Underland,and others.
John Muir Laws, award-winning artist, educator, author of several books including The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling
Rosemary Mosco, comic artist and bestselling author of The Birding Dictionary, A Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching, and Birding is My Favorite Video Game
Daisy Fancourt, researcher, professor, and author of Art Cure: The Science of How the Arts Saves Lives
Tony Foster, British plein air artist and explorer who has had work exhibited around the world and at The Foster Museum
Sushma Hegde, artist and author of Wildflower Watercolor
Grant Snider, artist and author of several books including Poetry Comics
Rosalie Haizlett, artist and author of Watercolor in Nature and Tiny Worlds of the Appalachian Mountains
Jean Mackay, artist and author of The Nature Explorer’s Sketchbook
PLUS: Kathleen Baraan, Ryan Burnett, Charlotte Belland, Maria Coryell-Martin, Michael Forsberg, Lara Gastinger, Sofia Gazarian, Casey Girard, Roseann Hanson, Merel Hoekstra, Marjorie Leggitt, Kristin Link, Eric Losh, Chloe Peters, Kate Rutter, Mark Simmons, Kristal Stoner, Lisa Spangler, Laura Watson, Bird Warde, and more!
NOTE: The speaker list and schedule are subject to change.