by Chelsea Ernst, M.Ed. Graduate Student The west side of the North Cascades is experiencing a fairly warm winter, sending the snow line higher than usual for this …
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“My grandmother what big teeth you have.” “The better to eat you with, my dear!” Myths and legends, both positive and negative, have surrounded the wolf for …
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By Christian Martin (Originally published in the Cascadia Weekly, Jan 2015) In the same week that the Republicans put all of their political muscle in to pushing …
Read More of This Changes Everything: Naomi Klein’s manifesto on “capitalism vs. the climate”
by Rachel Gugich, M.Ed. Graduate Student “The point at which two or more things are connected, A feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or …
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North Cascades Institute’s resident graduate students have the unique opportunity to live at the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center for the majority of the Environmental Education graduate program. Living …
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One winter afternoon in 2009 I was driving on a state highway through central Wisconsin on my way back to school in Southeastern Minnesota. Fresh snow blanketed …
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By Andriana Fletcher, Group Rentals Coordinator Imagine mountains high above you while standing on the wooded shores of the glacial blue Diablo Lake. The warm sun setting …
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At the start of 2015, the themes of change and transformation are on my mind. It seems impossible not to think of these with so much attention …
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As a book reviewer for the Cascadia Weekly, I pay close attention to what’s being published, with a special focus on books on regional topics, releases from regional publishers and …
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I remember my first introduction to the world of primitive skills – the day my employer and mentor first showed me how to make fire by friction.
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