Return of Winter
After a month without snowfall and bare ground at the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center, it appeared our snow days had ended for the winter season and …
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Blog Archive
Poking Around in Wonder
Last summer, during the first quarter of our graduate program, our professor John Miles had us read several excerpts by author Kathleen Dean Moore, a philosophy professor …
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2011 programs open for registration – sign up by spring equinox and save!
In celebration of our 25th year of connecting people to nature through hands-on experiences in the outdoors, North Cascades Institute has opened over 50 new programs for …
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2011 youth programs : now accepting applications!
It’s that time of the year when North Cascades Institute is gearing up for another year of exciting programs for youth and we’re actively recruiting students to …
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Kathleen Dean Moore & an ethical response to climate change
Note: Kathleen Dean Moore will present her new book Moral Ground: Ethical Action for a Planet in Peril at Village Books in Bellingham on Wed, February 9, …
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Exploring the Winter Forest
So far, winter in the North Cascades has brought us snow, rain, more snow, and until this week, several weeks of consistent rainfall. For now, the majority …
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Remembering the Small Things
When you bring 40 environmental educators together to share stories, songs, ideas, and experiences, the outcome can be amazing. On January 15th, instructors from IslandWood, Wilderness Awareness …
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Adventures in My New Home
Though I was born in San Diego, California it doesn’t feel like home. For the last eight years I have lived and traveled in Japan and Chile. …
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Union Bay Wild: An Artist's View
By Molly Hashimoto Teaching landscape watercolor in summer and autumn at the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center on Diablo Lake encompasses everything I love best: peaks, forests, …
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Tracking Bob
During my winter break back in the Midwest, I decided to visit a family place near a lake in northern Michigan for a few days for some …
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