Exploring Winter's Arrival
When I awoke the other morning to see a forest of snow-covered trees, I felt just as excited when I made the same discovery as a child …
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Mountain Schooling
Has it really been two months since the start of our fall Mountain School season? It seems like just yesterday I was welcoming my very first group …
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A Confluence of Young Leaders
Last weekend, North Cascades Institute partnered with North Cascades National Park and Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest to offer the North Cascades Youth Leadership Conference, A Confluence of Young Leaders, Nov.
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Tony Angell eagles land at the Learning Center
Last week, North Cascades Institute was the beneficiary of a major piece of artwork from Qwest Communications, thanks in large part to its creator, Northwest sculptor Tony …
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A Ghoulish Getaway
Large orange pumpkins, selected from a local farm, filled the kitchenette in the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center’s dining hall. Parents and children soon arrived and eagerly …
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A Naturalist's Weekend: Exploring Fungi, Fire and Beetles
After several weeks of preparing for and teaching fall Mountain School, graduate students of Cohort 10 momentarily stepped away from their roles as instructors and transitioned back …
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North Cascades Wild's service in Seattle
September 25th marked a special day for North Cascades Wild. It was a day of reconnection—seeing the friends that were made over the past summer’s 12-day trips …
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The end of summer on Ross Lake
The final North Cascades Wild trips of the 2010 summer embarked on their Ross Lake adventures during the middle of August. A total of eighteen students from …
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Hints of Autumn: Welcoming a New Season in the North Cascades
Each season brings its own unique changes that are often welcomed when the time comes. Although I’m never ready for summer to end, and often in denial …
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Sahale Stars
By Jack McLeod, guest blogger I recently took the Spirit of Place writing workshop at the Learning Center with Nick O’Conell. Here’s my story from that workshop …
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