ABOUT THIS EVENT
Co-hosted by Wild Wonder Foundation, Feather River Land Trust, and Heyday Books
Saturday, November 16, 2024, 2:30-4:00pm Pacific time* In-person and livestream tickets available, and all tickets include a signed copy of the book.
Join award-winning author, artist, and educator John Muir Laws online OR at the new beautiful Sierra Valley Nature Center in Beckwourth, California, to celebrate the publication of The Laws Field Guide to Sierra Birds with a talk, reception, and book signing. A principal innovator in the global nature journaling movement, Laws is the author of several books, including the The Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada. Featuring all new illustrations of more than 200 species, this updated guide is great for novice and advanced birders alike, and it makes a wonderful gift for the bird lovers in your life.
This event is a fundraiser for a new short documentary created by the Wild Wonder Foundation about an inspiring outdoor education program in Plumas County, California, in which nature and nature journaling are an integral part of school for every child in every grade in every school in the district. The goal of the film is to help inspire others to create similar programs across the U.S. and around the world. Plus, there’s a beautiful connection—all fifth graders in Plumas County use Laws’ Sierra Birds book in their year-long focus on the birds of the region.
IN-PERSON TICKETS: $30 per person, including the talk, a signed copy of the book, and a catered reception.
LIVESTREAM TICKETS: $30 per person, including the talk and a signed copy of the book shipped to you (shipping in the U.S. included; additional fee for international shipping). By 11/15, you’ll receive an email invitation to the join the event livestream.
*IN-PERSON EVENT DETAILS AND SCHEDULE:
Location: Sierra Valley Nature Center, 495 Beckwourth-Calpine Road, Beckwourth, CA 96129
2:00 pm—Doors open
2:30-4:00 pm—Talk by John Muir Laws and audience Q&A
4:00-5:30 pm—Book signing and hosted reception with drinks and appetizers
OTHER NOTES:
Tickets are required for this event, and there will be limited unreserved seating for in-person ticket holders.
If the in-person event sells out, we will keep a waitlist and add people if spaces become available.
Livestream ticket holders will receive an email with livestream info by November 15.
NOTE: Please consider choosing a ticket with an additional donation as all funds raised from this event support this Wild Wonder documentary film project.
John Muir Laws
John Muir Laws (a.k.a. Jack) is a principal leader and innovator of the worldwide nature journaling movement and the founder of the Wild Wonder Foundation. As a scientist, educator, artist, and author, Jack helps people forge a deeper and more personal connection with nature through keeping illustrated nature journals and understanding science. Jack has kept nature journals since he was a child. As a dyslexic, Jack struggled in school. He found his place and delight in learning through spending time in nature and keeping notebooks of his observations, discoveries, and adventures. Trained as a wildlife biologist and scientific illustrator, he now observes the world with rigorous attention and awe. He looks for mysteries, plays with ideas, and seeks connection in all he sees. He has found that attention, observation, curiosity, and creative thinking are not gifts, but instead are skills that grow with training and deliberate practice. Jack loves to share ways to make these skills a part of everyday life. He is the author and illustrator of several books including The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling (also available in Spanish), The Laws Sketchbook, The Laws Guide to Drawing Birds, Sierra Birds: a Hiker’s Guide, Sierra Wildflowers: A Hiker’s Guide, and The Laws Guide to the Sierra Nevada. He is co-author with Emilie Lygren of How to Teach Nature Journaling. JohnMuirLaws.com