Be an Eagle Watcher!
What is the Eagle Watcher Volunteer Stewardship Program? Thanks to abundant runs of wild salmon, the Skagit River Watershed boasts one of the largest wintering populations of bald eagles in …
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Blog Archive
As Fall Comes to A Close
On September 17th, the first Mountain School group of the fall season arrived at the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center. It was a bright, warm, cloudless, sunny …
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Congratulations Jon Riedel!
North Cascades Institute heartily congratulates our friend Dr. Jon Riedel of North Cascades National Park. Last week, National Park Service Pacific West Regional Director Chris Lehnertz announced the …
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A Learning Center Halloween
We know how to have fun up here in the mountains. The multitude of creatively carved pumpkins sitting on the back porch of the Dining Hall are …
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Youth Conduct Carnivore Studies at the Learning Center
On a sunny fall day, 56 sixth through eighth grade students conducted field studies on carnivore habitat in the area around the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center.
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Reflections on North Cascades Wild
By CJ Goulding Who are you? What makes you unique? What have you learned about the effects of stewardship? What has your experience on this trip taught …
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Thoughts on a Changing Season
The calendar says it’s been fall for just over a month now, and it feels like the season has been changing for about that long, but it’s …
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Journey through the Arctic with Debbie Miller
North Cascades Institute presents “Journey through the Arctic with Debbie Miller:” A multimedia presentation and book release party Wed, October 17: Walton Theatre at the Mount Baker …
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Wet and Windy Canoeing: Exploring the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska
By Debbie S. Miller Editor’s note: Join North Cascades Institute when we present “Journey through the Arctic with Debbie Miller,” a multimedia presentation and book release party …
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Practice, Practice, Practice: Writing and Meditation in the North Cascades
By Holly Hughes Editor’s note: Holly is co-leading the October 12-14 workshop “Sit, Walk, Write: Nature and the Practice of Presence” at the Learning Center — only …
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