Peaks in Place
Lately, on these cool autumn mornings at the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center, I’ve taken to gazing south from my porch as the first, angled rays of …
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Blog Archive
Sitting with Nature
It’s the second day of Mountain School and our group, the Flying Squirrels, sits spread out along the Sourdough Creek Trail at the Environmental Learning Center with …
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The call of the sandhill crane
By Hank Leftner — Join us at the Learning Center on October 22-23, 2011 for a Sourdough Speaker Series presentation by Hank as he introduces us to …
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Captain Gerry Cook's message of hope
Sunday August 21st was the last Mule trip for the 2011 season of North Cascades Wild. The Mule was buzzing with the noise of old and new …
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Two Fall recipes from Debra Daniels-Zeller
By Debra Daniels-Zeller, author of The Northwest Vegetarian Cookbook — Join us for a special vegetarian harvest celebration at the Learning Center when Debra is the guest …
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Why local matters, Washington apples and pears
By Debra Daniels-Zeller, author of Northwest Vegetarian Cookbook — Join us for a special vegetarian harvest celebration at the Learning Center when Debra is the guest presenter …
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"Have you ever…" Part II
Last week, half of the members of our latest cohort of graduate students posted “have you ever…†questions, sharing the triumphs and tribulations of our nine-day backpacking …
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Have you ever…
Have you ever traversed the North Cascades mountain range, from one side to the other, carrying nine-days of food? Have you ever slept under the stars for …
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The History of Skagit Dams – Seeing Things Anew
By Ana Maria Spagna I’ve driven Washington’s Highway 20, the North Cascades Highway, for years. I used live in Rockport right along the highway, and I used …
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A Science Mystery
I was leading a hike on the Diablo Lake Trail during our August Family Getaway, when one of the participants noticed something odd on the ground at …
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