Cascade Pass: Go. Now!
I have recommended the hike to Cascade Pass and up Sahale Arm to countless visitors in search of a day’s worth of adventure while working this summer …
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Blog Archive
A Recipe for the Future: A visitor reflects on Youth Leadership Adventures
By Sioux Towner I had the privilege to witness, for the second year running, Youth Leadership Adventures in action. North Cascade Institute really knows how to navigate …
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Prometheus in Paradise: Fires in the Methow Valley bring loss but reveal a committed community
The East side is burning. A certain degree of compartmentalization is required to brush away images of treasured places in flames, wildlife fleeing for their lives, and homes …
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Summertime Stewardship on Maple Pass — Join Us!
Washington is an amazing place. From the tide pools on the West Coast to the mountains in the heart of the state to the river gorges in …
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Citizen Science Bioblitzes!
Join North Cascades Institute for fun, educational outings to engage in meaningful research in the North Cascades ecosystem. Your participation in our BioBlitzes will provide important contributions …
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We couldn't do it without our INTERNS!
Summer is a burgeoning season at the Environmental Learning Center. Not only does the landscape itself come alive in a very real sense with turquoise waters, wildflowers, …
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Searching for the elusive North Cascades grizzly bears, August 17-23
North Cascades Institute is very excited to be partnering with the Wenatchee River Institute and Dr. Bill Gaines — the foremost authority on grizzly bears in the …
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Youth Leaders Take on the World in the North Cascades
By Emily Petrovski On a non-surprisingly gorgeous North Cascades day, donors and North Cascades Institute staff ventured out onto Ross Lake to visit Youth Leadership Adventures (YLA) …
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Red rocks in the mountainous west
In May, toward the end of a road trip, my mom and I found ourselves in Colorado Springs for a couple days. While looking for things to …
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A Trip to the Olympic Peninsula
Come every fall, winter and spring quarter, the graduate students in residency at the Environmental Learning Center leave for a long weekend dubbed the “Natural History Retreat.” …
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