Press Photos by Kathy HassickOn May 29, Wildlands Conservancy’s Senior Community Engagement Specialist Nicole Landis welcomes hikers to the Black River Sanctuary for a trailside nature hike and sketch event in cooperation with artists from the JuxtaHub Arts & Innovation Center, 375 S. 10th St., Emmaus. Participants hiked a half mile into the woods and gathered to sketch the trees, leaves and meadows, learning to appreciate the subtle variations of color, light and texture within the forest.

After a half-mile hike on the trail, JuxtaHub resident artist David Sommer encourages the group to take in their surroundings and sketch the landscape.

RIGHT: Caitlyn Keeney and Jenny Canning collaborate on a frame-worthy sketch while Russ Frey draws the forest from his perspective.

ABOVE: The Black River Sanctuary provided exquisite subject matter for artists to study and sketch. Participants in the Wildlands Conservancy nature hike and sketch event display finished works of art at the conclusion of a morning well- spent communing with nature.