In pursuing our mission to inspire and empower environmental stewardship for all through transformative experiences in nature the North Cascades Institute boasts a wide range of programs aimed at bringing a diversity of participants to experience the North Cascades at our beautiful campus on Diablo Lake. From Mountain School to Adult and Family Programs, Conferences and Retreats, and Youth Leadership Adventures, the dedicated staff and graduate students at the Institute wear a lot of hats in providing high quality outdoor experiences and educational opportunities to our greater community. Yet many people are probably unaware that the North Cascades Institute also hosts a Creative Residence Program to bring in artists from around the world to explore their work with the backdrop of our majestic mountains as a creative muse. Read More from “Sharing the Experience: Creative Resident Recognized in 2018 Photo Contest”
While our friends in Seattle and Bellingham have been rocked by near-record snow events in the past few days, things have been strangely uneventful at the the … Read More of Special Snow Report: Snowstorm 2019!
Each year, after the mid-winter blizzards comes a night of thaw where the tinkle of dripping water is heard on the land. It brings strange stirrings, not … Read More of January 2019 Photo Round-Up!
I love the anticipation of winter—the ski-film fests, the patrol fundraisers, the dusting of snow on ridges. But at this moment, hoping for snow so I can … Read More of Snow School: Where Science Meets Winter
