# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Nature Novice: Nature Journaling (Giving Thanks to Nature)
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 28 Nov, 2025 at 01:00 pm – Fri, 28 Nov, 2025 at 02:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Discover the art of Nature Journaling! Slow down, look closer, and reconnect with the world around you. Join us for a peaceful and inspiring nature session. Learn simple techniques for nature journaling through writing, drawing, and mindful attention. Whether you have been journaling for a long time or have never picked up a journal – this experience is designed for all skill levels - no experience needed. No registration required. 

This program has both indoor and outdoor portions. The activity is easy active and at-your-own pace.

Comfortable clothes & shoes are recommended. If you have a personal journal that you would like to use, please feel free to bring it. Otherwise, we will provide journals for use.

Accessibility at Bloomington Visitor Center: Restrooms and water fountains are located inside the visitor center. Handicap parking and drop-off available. Visitor center is flat aggregate or carpeted flooring with ramps to access all areas. There are benches and rest areas around the visitor center.

Hillside and Spur trails are natural surface with has steep slopes, with a wooden staircase for a portion of it. Long Meadow Lake trail is accessed via these sloped trails, but itself is mostly flat and is natural surface. Depending on seasonal trail conditions, natural surface paths may be muddy (summer) or snowy (winter) and may not always be suitable for strollers or wheelchairs. There are no benches in the trail area. Trailheads are a 0.1-0.2 mile distance from the parking lot. 

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is committed to providing access to these events for all participants. Please direct all requests for sign language interpreting services, close captioning, or other accommodation needs at least ten business days before the event to Oscar Hernandez at oscar_hernandez@fws.gov.

Questions? Contact MinnesotaValley@fws.gov or call (952) 854-5900 (press 1 to reach Visitor Services).
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/mendota/nature-novice-nature-journaling-giving-thanks-to-nature/200028770177908
- **Event Categories**: trips-adventures, art, fine-arts
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 12

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Mendota
- **state**: MN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 3815 American Blvd E, Bloomington, MN, United States, Minnesota 55425
- **lat**: 44.85987
- **long**: -93.21621
- **full address**: 3815 American Blvd E, Bloomington, MN, United States, Minnesota 55425, 3815 American Blvd E, Minneapolis, MN 55425-1659, United States, Mendota

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Nature Novice: Nature Journaling (Giving Thanks to Nature) being held?
  - **A:** Nature Novice: Nature Journaling (Giving Thanks to Nature) takes place on Fri, 28 Nov, 2025 at 01:00 pm to Fri, 28 Nov, 2025 at 02:00 pm at 3815 American Blvd E, Bloomington, MN, United States, Minnesota 55425, 3815 American Blvd E, Minneapolis, MN 55425-1659, United States, Mendota.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Nature Novice: Nature Journaling (Giving Thanks to Nature)?
  - **A:** Nature Novice: Nature Journaling (Giving Thanks to Nature) is organized by Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Nature Novice: Nature Journaling (Giving Thanks to Nature) is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Mendota, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Nature Novice: Nature Journaling (Giving Thanks to Nature) sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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