June 2019 Photo Round Up!
Summer is officially here, schools out, and it’s time to get to the mountains! We’re all ready for a busy season full of programs like Family Getaways, Base …
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Blog Archive
Letter opposing mining in the Skagit River Headwaters
To: Premier of British Columbia John Joseph Horgan Dear Premier Horgan, I am writing to express North Cascades Institute’s opposition to the permit application by Imperial Metals for …
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Cold-Blooded and Cold-Tolerant: Finding Reptiles In the North Cascades Ecosystem
The North Cascades Ecosystem is full of wonders I never thought I would experience when I first moved here from Florida. From snow on the mountain tops …
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Mountain School in the Skagit Valley Herald
Area environmental education programs grow By Kimberly Cauvel Environmental education programs that take Skagit County students to areas from the North Cascades to pebble beaches of the …
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Between Fear and Fascination: Studying Vespids in the North Cascades
When I’d chosen to write a natural history project on wasps, the only lead I had was that maybe I should pay a visit to Twisp. There …
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North Cascades Institute – A Nature and Learning Paradise
I’m feeling an inward thrum, a tingling aliveness, from my time beneath the majestic peaks of the North Cascades mountains. Last month, I served as creative resident …
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Graduate Students Reflect on Mountain School 2019
North Cascades Institute graduate students wear a lot of hats during their year-long residency at the Environmental Learning Center. From taking on work study jobs, to designing …
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May 2019 Photo Round Up!
It seems hard to believe, but the end of spring is already here. We are quickly approaching the Summer Solstice and the hot weather is already upon …
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Happy Birthday Smokey the Bear!
In 2019, Smokey Bear celebrates 75 years at the forefront of the Forest Service’s wildfire prevention campaign. To commemorate Forest Service wildfire prevention efforts, replicas of historic …
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Ross Lake: Recreation, Hydroelectricity and the Future of Water in the North Cascades
When we talk about drought in this country, one usually thinks of recent water rationing in California or kind of historic events that led to the Dust …
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