This Naturalist Note was written by graduate student, and blog writer Montana Napier as part of the Fall Natural History Project In North Cascades Institute’s M.Ed. Residency coursework.
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The latest cohort of graduate students in our Graduate M.Ed. Residency have arrived and are spending their first month getting to know their new home with extensive …
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As anyone living in the Pacific Northwest knows intimately, the past two weeks have been incredibly hazy throughout our region as smoke from wildfires burning in British …
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We came to show the younger generation the Upper Skagit, to learn and spend time together in the North Cascades” — 2018 Family Getaway Parent For the …
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This Naturalist Note is written by graduate student and blog writer Montana Napier, as part of the Fall Natural History Project in North Cascades Institute’s Graduate M.Ed …
Read More of A Peek into Wilderness: North Cascades National Park
North Cascades Institute partners with North Cascades National Park and Seattle City Light to develop and implement the curricula, training, marketing and registration for Skagit Tours. We …
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My family is all about Skagit Tours, having taken the Diablo Lake & Lunch Cruise in 2017, they were determined to get back for another tour. This …
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“This trip showed me what it means to be a strong woman.” These are the remarkable words of one participant of Youth Leadership Adventures Outdoor Leadership, an …
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Get up early, wear sunscreen and don’t forget to bring water! Sauk Mountain is a low-elevation peak in the Skagit Valley that features a fairly-easy switchback climb …
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The crossbow fired with a dull thwack and we watched its bolt disappear upward into the leaves and branches, trailing a length of monofilament fishing line that …
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