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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By Sharon Birzer, artist and natural history illustrator My Creative Residency journal @ North Cascades Learning Center, Diablo Lake, July 11-18, 2014 July 11-13 The first three days …
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by Kelly Sleight, Graduate Student and YLC Planning Team member The sun appeared on November 7th for the first time in weeks to greet the leaders arriving …
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North Cascades Institute is excited to announce new Winter and Spring Field Excursions just posted to our website and open for registration: Dec 6: Salmon and Eagles of …
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By Hannah Hickey, University of Washington News and Information In a country that boasts an awe-inspiring system of national parks, the Pacific Northwest may be especially lucky. But even …
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By Tyler Chisolm, Graduate M.Ed. Student, Cohort 13 Time flies when you’re having fun… and learning? The Concrete Summer Learning Adventure (CSLA), which wrapped up on August …
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