Alma is a naturalist, artist, and educator. She creates a joyful and connected life through her love of nature walking, art making and nature journaling. With a simple field kit and an observant eye, Alma is able to sketch on-the-go wherever she finds herself.

Listen to hear more about:

• Alma’s early nature experiences growing up on the island of Oahu.
• Discovering nature journaling through the books of Clare Walker Leslie.
• The experiences of her students when Alma brought the practice of nature journaling to her class.
• Alma’s simple kit for nature journaling on-the-go.
• Alma’s growth and development as an artist.
• The healing benefits of nature and nature journaling.
• Finding confidence and talking kindly to our inner critic.
• The emotional experience of being in nature.
• Moving through ecological grief into action.
• Beach Naturalist training through the Seattle Aquarium.

Find out about Alma on her website www.awildbraid.com.

Follow Alma’s creative adventures through A Wild Braid Nature Journal and sign up to receive Alma’s newsletter here.

You can find Alma on Instagram @alma.walks.in.nature.

Alma mentioned the names of several content creators who inspire her on Instagram. You can find their accounts here:

@browngirloutdoorworld

@hood__naturalist

@blackforager

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