Clare Walker Leslie (born March 1, 1947) is a naturalist, artist, and writer. She is best known for her nature journals. She advocates their use by the wider public.
Early life and education
She grew up outside of Philadelphia. She has a degree in art history from
Carleton College
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.
Career
She has taught at Williams College, MIT, Harvard’s Landscape Design Program, College of the Atlantic, Antioch New England, and numerous Audubon centers. She is a member of the
National Guild of Science Illustrators and the international Artists For Nature Foundation.
Personal life
She lives with her husband and family in
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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, and in
Granville, Vermont
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.
Books
*''A Year in Nature: A Memoir of Solace'' Green Writers Press of Brattleboro
*''The Curious Nature Guide'', 2015
*''The Nature Connection Storey Publishing'', 2010
*''Keeping a Nature Journal: Discover a Whole New Way of Seeing the World Around You''
*''Drawn to Nature: From the Journals of Clare Walker Leslie'' 2005
*''Nature All Year Long''
*''Nature Drawing: A Tool for Learning''
*''The Art of Field Sketching''
*''The Ancient Celtic Festivals and How We Celebrate Them Today''
*''A Naturalist's Sketchbook: Pages from the Seasons of the Year'' 1987
*''Notes from a Naturalist's Sketchbook'' 1981
References
External links
Clare Walker Leslie
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Living people
American nature writers
Carleton College alumni
1947 births