INDOOR GROWING / NEW GUIDE
Care for carnivorous plants at home
Choose a flytrap, sundew, or pitcher plant and learn how to water, repot, and feed it.
Read the carnivorous plant guideThe Wild Notebook field guide collection
Notice more. Try something small.
Practical guides for curious beginners and families. Watch one behavior, investigate a clue, or make a little room for wildlife.
A good place to start
One useful patch.
Our backyard rewilding guide gives you two manageable projects, a care plan, and space to write your own next step.
Start a backyard habitat projectAI-generated illustration.
Watch wildlife
Start with one place, one behavior, or a few quiet minutes.
HIKING · BEGINNER GUIDE
Find a trail that fits your group
Search for nearby trails and decide how far, how steep, and how rugged your first hike should be.
Read the hiking guideBIRDS · SHORT FIELD NOTE
Your first five-minute bird walk
Listen before you move, then return to the same spot and notice what changes.
Explore this guide →BIRDS · SHORT FIELD NOTE
Watch birds with what you have
Practice steady observation before worrying about magnification.
Explore this guide →SMALL LIFE · SHORT FIELD NOTE
Watch one flower for sixty seconds
Observe flower visitors and describe what they actually do.
Explore this guide →SMALL LIFE · SHORT FIELD NOTE
One leaf, a whole neighborhood
Look carefully at both sides without disturbing the tiny residents.
Explore this guide →WATER · SHORT FIELD NOTE
What lives at the pond edge?
Watch the boundary between water and land for movement and shelter.
Explore this guide →WATER · SHORT FIELD NOTE
Read a stream like a trail
Explore shaded pockets, edges, and places an animal might rest or feed.
Explore this guide →Read animal signs
Build a case from several clues—and leave room for an unknown.
ILLUSTRATED GUIDE · FAMILY ACTIVITY
How to spot white-tailed deer signs
Compare tracks, trails, droppings, rubs, and scrapes. Includes realistic illustrations and a family activity.
Explore this guide →ILLUSTRATED GUIDE · FAMILY ACTIVITY
Who’s visiting your backyard at night?
Investigate possible visitors, use a camera thoughtfully, and try a three-night notebook activity.
Explore this guide →ANIMAL SIGNS · SHORT FIELD NOTE
Who passed through here?
Look beyond one footprint to feeding signs, paths, and surrounding context.
Explore this guide →Free two-page printable
Start Your Backyard Habitat
Assess your yard, choose one project, and plan its care with our printable checklist. Free download; no email signup required.
Download the habitat checklist (PDF)Create habitat
Make a small, useful change, then observe and care for it.
BOOK COMPANION / SHOP BY PROJECT
Backyard habitat shopping list
Recommended tools, materials, buying criteria, and local sourcing options for the project you choose.
Plan your supplies →Wild Notebook Backyard Habitat Handbook
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15-MINUTE WALK · FREE WORKSHEET
Before You Rake: A 15-Minute Fall Habitat Walk
Check three spots in your yard and choose one small habitat project before fall cleanup.
Explore this guide →ILLUSTRATED GUIDE · PRINTABLE PLAN
Bring a little wild back
Understand rewilding and choose a native planting patch or leaf refuge, with a first-year care plan.
Explore this guide →HABITAT · SHORT FIELD NOTE
A fallen log is a wildlife neighborhood
Notice the shelter, moisture, and small life around decomposing wood.
Explore this guide →Nature crafts / New series
Build your first fairy garden
Turn a few fallen finds into a tiny woodland village, then grow the town with each new project.
Start your village Make an acorn villagerMake the observation yours
Keep a sixty-second nature note
A date, a place, and one thing you noticed are enough to begin. Keep what you observed separate from what you think it means.
Try the notebook activityOur illustrated guides include more detail and printable activities. Short field notes offer one focused idea to try outside.