Trail Guide to Ptarmigan Ridge
The North Cascades are a hiker’s paradise. The trail system that we enjoy in these northern mountains provides access to spectacular places and ranks among the world’s …
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Blog Archive
North Cascades in the Seattle Times
Visiting a national park in Washington while enjoying a modicum of solitude has become a logistical feat: This summer, Mount Rainier National Park requires timed-entry reservations for Sunrise and …
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The Skagit River Watershed’s Geologic Evolution
By Dr. Jon Riedel The Skagit River is the heart and soul of the North Cascades. It is by far the largest watershed in the southern arms …
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Giving Back to our Community through Service II
Since 2021, the Institute has provided paid service days to our staff. We encouraged everyone to use those hours to volunteer with a local nonprofit organization or …
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What is Cascadian Zen?
Essay by Adelia MacWilliam and Jason Wirth In 2023 Paul Nelson, Jason Tetsuzen Wirth and Adelia MacWilliam founded Watershed Press to support our first publications, Cascadian Zen, …
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Poems from the Empty Bowl Cookbook
The sixth issue of The Madrona Project delivers a literature of sustainability. A banquet of writers and artists addresses the ways our species sustains itself with ancestral …
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Spring 2024 Nature of Writing Speaker Series in Bellingham
Presented by Village Books and North Cascades Institute Discover your next great read with this series of presentations by authors, poets, artists and naturalists sharing their latest …
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The Birth and Death of a Glacier
Slowly, gently, the snowflake spirals downwards. It pirouettes through the sky, first drifting this way, then another, finally coming to rest on a precarious pile of powder.
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Tribute to our Departing Board Members
I’m thankful for the opportunity to reflect on the tenure of three exceptional people who are retiring from the North Cascades Institute’s board. Dunham, Nan and Gerry …
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Discover Birds of the PNW with North Cascades Institute
We’re offering several guided birding adventures in the North Cascades, on the Salish Sea, and online this season to take you where the action is and help …
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