2026 Fall Event Survey

Please complete the 2026 Fall event and feedback survey to enter a drawing to win a set of blank notecards. 

Deadline to complete the survey is June 15. Winner announced June 18.

Here's some notecard examples. Original art by Terri. 

June "End of Season" Free Meetups.

June is the final month for this "season's" Nature Journaling free Meetups. Plans for Fall meetups, fieldtrips and workshops are being considered and in planning stages. 

For everyone that attended meetups, I sincerely thank you for sharing your observations with me... for taking time from busy schedules to step out into nature and look closely. You sharing with me is the reason I arrange and facilitate free meetups--it warms my heart to see your journal pages--what your heart, hands and mind see and create! Sincerely, THANK YOU! 😍

Also a BIG Thank You to the locations and staff that host the free meetups. Without their support, these meetups would not be possible:

• Arlington Garden in Pasadena. 💗 Maryam Hosseinzadeh, Development and Programs Director.
• Stough Canyon Nature Center, Burbank Parks and Recreation. 💗 Christina Lara, Recreation Coordinator, Burbank Parks and Recreation.
• Stone Barn Nature Center, Deukmejian Wilderness Park. 💗 Jacquelyn Waldman, Community Services Supervisor, Glendale Community Services & Parks.

I am taking the summer off from meetups to focus on family, travel, iNaturalist observations, grow my own nature journaling skills and return to writing two Substack publications: Terri Mando and Biophilia Folio, consider subscribing. 

There will be few emails thru the Summer, sign up for the email list to learn about any "pop-up" events (hint: working on a teen workshop in July).

I;ll be sending out and posting a survey to help plan Fall meetups and fieldtrips--I would be grateful for your input and feedback.

Hope to see you at one of the June meetups; if not, have a wonderful summer and don't forget to step out into nature and notice something you never noticed before. Consider sharing your summer observations on the FB group--I would LOVE to see what you are noticing and journaling, OR email me.

xoxo, Terri

It was a busy season. Just a few meetups and workshops...

                

Frogtown Flora Open Farm Day

You are invited to a special event, an Open Farm Day, Saturday, May 2, 10am-1pm at Frogtown Flora in Eagle Rock.  My friend Kathleen Ferguson created and nurtures this truely unique garden, everything grown organically. Frogtown Flora specializes in regenerative, pesticide-free, urban-farmed flowers. It is a hidden gem.  In addition to flowers and plants, many local vendors will be there--at the perfect time for Mother's Day!

CADA PASO COFFEE - Coffee, Tea, and Baked Goods. 
KELSEY’S FAMOUS LEMONADE
LIFE RESEARCH LAB - Handmade Soap 
FLORES INSECTA - Ceramics
RUAM MITR - Thai Food
SYCAMORE HILL HERB FARM - Seedlings and Herb Bundles 
THERESA CARROLL- Floral Hair Clips
KNOTWORKS - Ceramics
CANTABILE EVENTS - Harpists  
HI DESERT IRIS & DAYLILY SOCIET - Iris plants 
SAN GABRIEL VALLEY CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY - Chrysanthemum plants. 
And of course… SHADOW HILLS NATURE JOURNAL CLUB

I'll be there to not only promote nature journaling--offering packs of notecards of my nature journal art: birds, botanicals, etc.-- but also sharing my other various artistic endeavors,

 

   

To attend: Click this link for location details.

FARM ETIQUETTE + GUIDELINES

• Parking - Street parking only. There’s plenty.
• Footwear - Paths and walkways can be uneven so please watch your step and wear sensible walking/hiking shoes.
• Pets Not Allowed - We LOVE our furry friends but ask you leave them at home for this event. *Service animals are always welcome.
• Children -  All ages are very welcome, but please supervise children during your visit.
• Follow Signs - Follow posted signs and directions, and please do not enter Host’s private buildings or marked off areas.
• Enjoy the Garden - Feel free to bring a blanket to relax and take in the surroundings. We’re so happy to share this space with you.