A-Hunting for the Details
Today I went on a hike looking for wildflowers. I failed, miserably. But this was accounted for in the strategic plan, a given before I’d even cinched …
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Blog Archive
Late Morning, Rainy, Wabi-Sabi Writing
How often are you given the task to slowly, silently develop your awareness of beauty? Even more rare, perhaps, to be mindful of this tempting trait as …
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Sensory Awareness: The Gateway to Environmental Empathy
Guest post by Katherine Storrs Nothing beats the moments when you witness a student make connections between the environmental education lessons taught here at the North Cascades …
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A Writer’s Residency: Like Fishing?
Guest Post by Tele Aadsen Six weeks into my time with the North Cascades Institute, I’m thinking that a residency is something like a fishing season. As …
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"Imaging the Arctic: Climate Science Through Art" at Whatcom Museum, Jan 11
Join North Cascades Institute and the Whatcom Museum on January 11, 2 pm, for the Vanishing Ice Speaker Series! This final presentation in the four-part series will …
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The Shack
I’m a nerd, always have been. I’ve never been one to shy away from that. I’m a music nerd, a book nerd, a Doctor Who nerd…and growing …
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Place-Based Resolutions
Seconds past midnight, all bubbles and kisses. December’s fading moments transition into the cacophony of January, offering an annual reincarnation, ushering in a fresh year of open-ended …
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Christmas in the American Alps
Whilst traveling home from Bellingham, I became enchanted by tales of Christmas in the Tirol (Tyrol) province of Austria while tuning in to “Travel with Rick Steves” …
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Post-Graduate Adventures in Job-Land
Guest post by Brian Stafki I was part of North Cascades Institute’s Graduate M.Ed. Program third cohort. I felt like I was part of the first, second and …
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An Upriver Life: The Skagit Beyond Highway 20
The North Cascades are full of secrets. One must have a specific intention to discover the scenic treasures of the peaks, and that intention is usually accompanied …
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