Nature Writing with Melissa Johnson
| Dates: | March 2-16, 2026 |
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| Meets: | M from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM |
| Location: | WCC - Cascade Hall 131 |
| Cost: | $119.00 |
There are still openings remaining at this time.
Tap into the natural world through dramatization, characterization, and poetic and concrete detail--and perhaps a bit of humor--as you learn to take your experiences in the wilds of nature and transform them into vivid writing. We'll explore and observe nature to gain inspiration, and we'll end with at least one short-form piece of nature writing. Melissa Johnson is a filmmaker, writer, teacher, and lifelong learner.
| Fee: | $119.00 |
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| Hours: | 6.00 |
Fee Breakdown
| Category | Description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Course Fee (Basic) | Registration Fee | $ 119.00 |
| Optional Fee | Kids College Scholarship 5 | $ 5.00 |
| Optional Fee | Kids College Scholarship 10 | $ 10.00 |
| Optional Fee | Kids College Scholarship 25 | $ 25.00 |
WCC - Cascade Hall 131
288 W. Kellogg Rd.Bellingham, WA 98226
Melissa Johnson
Melissa has been successfully teaching all across the humanities and social sciences since 2007. She finds tremendous joy and fulfillment working with students, exposing them to ideas and topics for the first time or helping them become experts in their field. Her enthusiasm and knowledge are contagious and inspiring. She approaches every classroom, course, and student with openness and a keen interest in meeting people where they are, building community, and working together to engage the whole person in the process of learning and applying skills. She is most at home when teaching.Melissa began her journey into higher ed as a student at Central Washington University, where she earned both a B.A. History and an M.A. English Literature. Her time at CWU opened the door to teaching and sparked a lifelong passion for education. While working at CWU, Melissa was able to make connections with English, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, a Great Books program, Communications, Film, Continuing Education, the Center for Student Empowerment, and more. Her work with these departments/programs and professional organizations like The Society for Cinema Studies and The National Women’s Studies Association in part led to further graduate work at Southern Connecticut State University where she earned an M.A. Women’s and Gender Studies and University of Southampton where she is a doctoral candidate in Film. She is an accomplished, creative, and successful educator, academic, filmmaker, and writer. But mostly, she is passionate about teaching and learning.
Melissa lives in Bellingham where she loves the rain, the trees, and the easy access to water and mountains. She likes to be in nature, amongst the trees, whenever possible and does her best to eat, breath, and sleep movies. When not watching movies she enjoys experimenting with mixology and baking, reading interesting books of all sorts, engaging with weird history, playing board games, revisiting Conan clips, and spending as much time as possible with her delightful offspring.
| Date | Day | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/02/2026 | Monday | 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM | WCC - Cascade Hall 131 |
| 03/09/2026 | Monday | 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM | WCC - Cascade Hall 131 |
| 03/16/2026 | Monday | 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM | WCC - Cascade Hall 131 |