3 Ways to Keep a Naturalist's Notebook

"In a picture you only take a part of the view; but in nature the whole..."

Earth Day has arrived, and with it bird song and cherry blossoms in Brooklyn. I have watched the trees outside my window come to life with new leaf, growing greener by the day. Thinking about Rachel Carson has sharpened my appreciation for the natural world, and it’s shown up in my own note-taking. I find myself spending more time outdoors with my noteb…