Upcoming October 2026 Events

 click links in chart below for more info.

Date	Event	Location	Time
FALL 2026
Thursday, October 01, 2026	Meetup 1st Thu (🍯 optional donations to Arlington Garden)	Arlington Garden Rain typically cancels. Link to GO/NO-GO Notice.	9:30-11:30am
Saturday, October 3, 2026	Register with Burbank Parks & Rec.	Teen (10-14 yrs) Workshop at McCambridge Park - Noticing Nature Through Art and Science. LOCATION IS McCambridge Park. To register, workshop is listed under Stough Canyon Nature Center.	10am-Noon
Tuesday, October 06, 2026	🆓 Meetup 2nd Tue	Stone Barn Nature Center Inclement weather, *may* meet inside. Link to GO/NO-GO Notice.	9:30-11:30am
Saturday, October 17, 2026	Workshop	McGroarty Art Center Nature Journaling Workshop (scroll down to bottom of page)	10am-Noon
Wednesday, October 21, 2026	Field Trip FREE (3rd Wed)	Wildwood Canyon, Burbank for info, sign-up for emails by Oct 7	9:30-11:30am optional lunch 11:30-12:15

iNaturalist Global GeoARTBlitz 2026

I happened to be on a road trip (Jul 23-28) several days during the iNaturalist Global GeoARTBlitz, July 18-26; I made time for nature observation (photos and drawing).  

This turned into a bigger project (timewise) than I originally imagined (still working a few pages).

A goal with this project was to lean in to nature ART, but to also explore the SCIENCE aspect of Nature Journaling, as well as a TRAVEL JOURNAL--including at least one page per day/location visited. Other goals: try to use different styles, art mediums, papers, various ways to approach page layouts, incorporate MAPS, and mostly to have a lot of FUN...

PLANS: a few pages, add an index... and create a video flip-thru of the roadtrip/iNat ARTBlitz project...

Additional NJ pages in-work: 

Morro Bay: Morro Rock, White Crowned Sparrow, Black Birds, Otters, Seals, ...

lslay Creek Campground/Montana de Oro State Park

Jul 27 Spooner's Cove

(Grackle)

Jul 28/29 Rincon Beach Campground

Jul 29 Mondo's Beach

📅 Mark Your Calendar

Mark Your Calendars...  these upcoming workshops are fee-based.

• Arlington Garden in Pasadena, Fundraiser Sept 20. Adults. Outdoor workshop focusing on expanding nature journaling approaches.
• McCambridge Park, Bubank Parks & Rec, Oct 3. KIDS (ages 10-14). "Nature Observation Through Art and Science."
• McGroarty Art Center (La Crescenta), Oct 17. Adults. Workshop content in development.

Returning to free meetups staring in Oct: Arlington Garden in Pasadena, Stone Barn Nature Center-Deukmejian Wilderness Park (Glendale), and Stough Canyon Nature Center (Burbank).

Additional details pending... in August.

Sunday, September 20, 2026	🎟️ Workshop: Fundraiser for Arlington Garden 💲	Arlington Garden FUNDRAISER. Nature Journaling Workshop More details pending. MUST RSVP via Arlington Garden's Eventbrite page.	9:30-11:30am	adult
Thursday, October 01, 2026	Meetup 1st Thu (🍯 Arlington donations appreciated, not required)	Arlington Garden Rain typically cancels. Link to GO/NO-GO Notice.	9:30-11:30am	adult
Saturday, October 3, 2026	Kids Workshop- register with McCambridge Park	McCambridge Park - Nature Observation Through Art and Science. Kids 10-14 years.	10am-Noon	ages 10-14
Tuesday, October 06, 2026	🆓 Meetup 2nd Tue	Stone Barn Nature Center Inclement weather, *may* meet inside. Link to GO/NO-GO Notice.	9:30-11:30am	adult
Wednesday, October 14, 2026	🆓 Meetup 3rd Wed	Stough Canyon Nature Center Inclement weather, meet inside.	9:30-11:30am	adult
Saturday, October 17, 2026	Workshop	McGroarty Art Center (Details pending)	10am-Noon	adult