Budding naturalists will expand their plant identification skills through creating their own pressed plant journal. Follow along with the Welty Environmental Center to learn how to both press and hammer plants!

Want to follow along? Here’s what you’ll need!
Journal List
– white paper (printer paper is fine, acid free only if you want to avoid yellowing and possibly plant decomposition over time)
– cardboard sheets cut slightly larger than paper sheets
– pencil
– business card sized rectangle for template tracing
– Elmer’s glue or tape (again, acid free alternatives are an option)
– paint brush
– yarn or string
– scissors
– specimen collection bag

Plant Hammering
– hammer
– packing tape
– iron
– white cloth scraps (old t-shirt or curtain)