Swimming with the Salmon
“I think we’re going to the moon because it’s in the nature of the human being to face challenges. It’s by the nature of his deep inner …
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Blog Archive
The Pacific Crest Trailside Reader
Pacific Crest Trailside Reader series Co-Editor Rees Hughes will be doing a reading from his new book Saturday, November 12 beginning at 7 p.m. at Village Books in …
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NC Wild: Fall Experiences Build on Summer's Past
With the start of a new school year, autumn is often a time of new beginnings. For North Cascades Wild participants, the season is a chance to …
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News from the Kitchen
[We are excited to publish the first piece in our Foodshed Series, with monthly updates from the amazing chefs working so hard to provide program participants and staff …
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Naming as Knowing
Practicing natural history requires us to be consciously aware, to be intentional observers of our surroundings. To be a naturalist involves surrendering what we know about a …
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Understanding Connection and Community
On a dreary September morning a team of 6th grade students from Seattle’s Westside School upend cobble in Deer Creek while searching for macro-invertebrates – living clues …
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Reflections on the 12th Annual Thunder Arm Writing Retreat
As members of the current M.Ed. graduate cohort, we often have opportunities to assist with North Cascades Institute programs and courses outside our regular teaching schedules. Last …
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Fall Vignettes from the Institute
People experience the seasonal transformations of the natural world in a myriad of ways. Each of us may recognize subtleties taking hold of a landscape in times …
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Watercolors in the North Cascades
Earlier this October, Seattle artist and North Cascades Institute friend Molly Hashimoto led a wonderful and successful workshop on watercolor painting in nature at the Environmental Learning …
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Finding Community in the North Cascades
“Making your way in the world today takes everything you’ve got. Taking a break from all your worries sure would help a lot. Wouldn’t you like to …
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