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 …
Read More of Wet and Windy Canoeing: Exploring the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska
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 …
Read More of Practice, Practice, Practice: Writing and Meditation in the North Cascades
The Kulshan Creek Neighborhood from Mount Vernon joined up with North Cascades Wild students on August 16th for a day of stewardship on Baker Lake. The last …
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Now that it is autumn, I find myself reflecting on all of the incredible Citizen Science opportunities of this past summer season. I remember that with summer came the …
Read More of Butterflies and Bee Bowls – Citizen Science in the North Cascades
On the 28th of August the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center gained eight new residents—graduate students in cohort 12, ready to take on the mountains. For me, …
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This Saturday, September 29, North Cascades Institute is either hosting or involved with not one, not two, but three special events in Seattle, the Skagit Valley and …
Read More of Saturday, September 29 — Institute events in overdrive!
The following is a report of what North Cascades Institute’s Stewardship Program achieved in 2012. Please help us continue to conserve and restore Northwest environments with your …
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By Jill Lightner Editor’s note: Jill is hosting a Fall Harvest Meal at the Learning Center September 29-30 as part of our Sourdough Speaker Series. She is …
Read More of Saving Chinook
Twelve mismatched teenagers have just come off of their hardest life challenge — climbing Desolation Peak. Author Jack Kerouac made this summit in the North Cascade Range …
Read More of Hope is a barge of people on Ross Lake
What do you get when you mix 38 high-school students in two 20-day programs in a wildly beautiful place with early morning wake-up calls surrounded by snowcapped …
Read More of Cascades Climate Challenge: A Recipe for Love