THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO THE PRESENTER HAVING AN ILLNESS.

Presenter: Lisa Portwood

Location: In-person at Lebanon Citizens National Bank (LCNB)

Lisa will introduce the group to Nature Journaling by sharing what it is and why you might want to start one.  She will share the benefits of keeping one, show some examples and provide some ideas to help folks get started.  She will also share the simple tools you’ll need and provide some resources for folks to explore after the talk if they want to learn more.

Lisa Portwood is a self-taught artist, an avid birder, and advocate for nature.  She has had a passion for nature and art since she was a child growing up in rural Indiana.  In 2020, when she discovered nature journaling and the work of John Muir Laws, she was thrilled to find something that combined these two things.  Her passion for nature led to her to complete the Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalist program in spring of 2022 and achieving certification.  In June of 2023, she was an invited artist and scholarship recipient at the Northern Rockies Nature Journaling Conference in Charlo, Montana.  She is also a member of Audubon Miami Valley, Naturalists with Brushes, and the Nature Journal Club.  She seeks to inspire others to appreciate the beauty of nature through curiosity and observing the world around us.