This Youth Ambassadors trip is written by Stephanie Amaro, a student at Sedro-Woolley High School. In this post she shares her experience of learning about future opportunities …
Read More of Youth Ambassadors Trip Report: A Visit to University of Washington
One moment it’s sunny and then the next moment it’s raining. And then later in the day, rain is falling on sunshine. That is what spring is …
Read More of Naturalist Notes: April in the Skagit Valley
This post is a guest contribution by graduate student Tanner Johnson, who is also one of the Confluence Garden Managers for 2017-18. Pushing up through the remnants …
Read More of A Garden in the Mountains
On March 31, North Cascade Institute Graduate M.Ed. student Gina Roberti had the wonderful opportunity to attend a presentation by Roger Christophersen, biologist for North Cascades National …
Read More of Iconic Carnivores of the North Cascades
This week there was an inspiring array of photos to choose from for our roundup. I believe that has something to do with spring vibes: plants are …
Read More of Weekly Photo Roundup: April 16 2018
A few weeks ago now, we celebrated the 16th Cohort of graduate students’ completion of their Master of Environmental Education. From March 19-23, friends, family, staff, and …
Read More of 2018 Capstones and Graduation
This post is a compilation of voices from graduate students in the 16th Cohort at the North Cascades Institute. In it they describe what the second year of …
Read More of Bellingham Life: the Experiences of Cohort 16 in the City
This week marks the beginning of the spring Mountain School season! Graduate students and other naturalist instructors paired up to teach fifth graders with Clear Lake Elementary and the Bellingham Family …
Read More of Weekly Photo Roundup: March 12 2018
I sense that humans have an urge to map–and that this mapping instinct, like our opposable thumbs, is part of what makes us human.” –Katherine Harmon I …
Read More of You Are Here : A Weekend of Maps at the North Cascades Institute
At the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center, we have an impressive natural history collection on display in our Sundew building. Named after a carnivorous plant that looks …
Read More of From Crinoids to Concrete: Sundew Collections Serves as a Window into the Geologic Past
