Ready? Set? Go! Autumn!
Signs of fall tend to be subtle around the Environmental Learning Center, in the plant world, at least: We live in a dense coniferous forest, so the …
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The Gifts of Prometheus : the natural and social dimensions of fire ecology
Terror surged silently through my viscera as I watched the swirling inferno twist red and merciless up the talus in the smoke-blackened darkness of night. Trapped on …
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North Cascades Institute open for business
We are relieved that the 16-day federal government shutdown is finally over and we are able to reopen the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center again. The closure …
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Graduate M.Ed. Program on the road
Staff from our Graduate M.Ed. Program will be attending several of the Northwest’s best graduate school exhibitions this month. If you live near any of these places and …
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Wilderness, Zumiez and Hope: Youth Leadership Adventures Reunion 2013
Story and photos by Liza Dadiomov. As the temperature outside gets cooler and the leaves turn vibrant hues of yellow, red, and orange, I find myself hunkered down …
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Mountain!!! School!! Stories!
Though Mountain School has been on hold for the past two weeks due to the government shutdown, instructors did get to teach three weeks of it, which …
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Democracy in Action: Denied Mountain Schoolers Make Their Voices Heard
“Dear President, Please stop the government shutdown by Sunday. I am dying to go to Mountain School and it is being canceled. I am writing to you …
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Park Creek Pass: A Tale of Two Hikes
It was early August, and time for the end-of-quarter North Cascades backpacking adventure for the new graduate students, collectively called “Cohort 13.” At 12 people, plus two …
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Red red
Simultaneously crispy and cozy, the first days of autumn belong to the poet. All the seasons are lovable in their own way, and each claims my favorite …
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Government Shutdown Forces Closure of North Cascades National Park Service Complex
As a result of the federal government shutdown, the National Park Service was forced to suspend all Cooperative Association Agreements on Thursday, October 3, including the long-standing …
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