The year 2020began with a wave of excitement at North Cascades Institute. We were celebrating 30 years of Mountain School, our iconic residential environmental education program for thousands of 5th graders in our region. At the Mt. Baker Ski Area, we were engaging middle school students to learn about snow science, watersheds and climate change. We hosted wilderness medicine training at the Environmental Learning Center, planned backcountry Youth Leadership Adventures trips, and created a robust slate of classes and excursions for adults and families. We were staffed up and ready to act on our belief that shared experiences in nature strengthen our communities. Read More from “2020 Highlights: Prevailing in a Challenging Year”
North Cascades Institute seeks to collaborate with contract instructors for future virtual and field programming! The Institute inspires environmental stewardship through transformative learning experiences, and we’re always … Read More of Call to Environmental Instructors
In 2014, the Institute purchased a 9-acre property near Marblemount in the Upper Skagit Valley to provide housing for our expanding staff at the North Cascades Environmental … Read More of Protecting Salmon in Diobsud Creek
If you can imagine a grayish-brown, rabbit-like creature the size of a grapefruit and nearly as round, that is an American pika. They inhabit mountain slopes, often … Read More of “Buying Time for Pikas” by Thor Hanson
Mountain School Fall 2021 North Cascades Institute is excited to announce the return of Mountain School this Fall! After having missed the better part of three seasons … Read More of Mountain School is back this Fall!
In late September, we hosted an intimate gathering at the Environmental Learning Center to celebrate Saul Weisberg and his retirement after 35 years of serving as the … Read More of Storytime with Saul at the Learning Center
Change is in the air at North Cascades Institute this year — as the pandemic recedes, the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center reopens and we welcome nearly … Read More of Goodbye Saul, Hello Bec!
With the myriad of closures and cancellations surrounding the Covid pandemic over the past year-plus, the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center’s kitchen team has had to find … Read More of The Search for the Perfect Trail Bar
