KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – The Redbud Audubon Society will present John Muir Laws on Thursday, Oct. 24.

The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the Glebe Social Hall, St. Peter’s Catholic Church, 4085 Main Street, Kelseyville.

Laws will present a program on “Thinking like a Naturalist: Reclaiming the Art of Natural History.”

The program focuses on simple and fun techniques you can incorporate into your own recreational nature study to share with others.

“This will be a perfect experience for teachers, home school parents, and anyone interested in taking their birding and nature study to the next level,” noted Redbud Audubon Society President Marilyn Waits.

According to Laws, developments in neuropsychology have opened doors in our understanding of the brain and how you can train yourself to see more and to be more curious about what you discover.

Laws trained as a wildlife biologist and is a research associate of the California Academy of Sciences.

He has taught nature education since 1984 in California, Wyoming, and Alaska. He has written and illustrated books about art and natural history.

As part of his visit to this area, Laws also will hold a workshop on speed drawing birds. The workshop is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 23, at 2:30 p.m. at the Ukiah High School Cafetorium.

The cost is $45, $15 for students and free for teachers. Registration in advance is required, go to www.johnmuirlaws.com , click on “Events,” then “Speed Drawing Birds.”

For more information about the Redbud Audubon Society, go to www.redbudaudubon.org .