Coming full circle in the North Cascades
This is a time of transition. The warm summer season is changing as rapidly into a drenching autumn as is my progression from the residency with North …
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Blog Archive
The Wolverine Way: An Interview with Doug Chadwick
Doug Chadwick, a renowned writer of natural history based in Whitefish, Montana, is our first fall speaker in the 5th annual Sourdough Speaker Series at the North …
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Take your class on a free Electronic Field Trip to North Cascades National Park
What: A free Electronic Field Trip to North Cascades National Park to explore climate change and its effects on people and ecosystems Who: Students 4th through 8th …
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NC Wild begins fall exploration
To explore your own backyards and expand your sense of place—this was the central goal of the 2010 North Cascades Wild’s (NC Wild) first fall day trip, …
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Climate Challenge Students Explore Hydropower at the Diablo Powerhouse
By Elisabeth Keating, Guest Blogger On a scorching Sunday morning in August, the Climate Challenge students headed a few miles north from our riverside campground on Highway …
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Teaching Climate Change: Tips from Park Rangers
By Elisabeth Keating, guest blogger How can you help kids retain their learning when you’re teaching something as complex as climate change? These tips from park rangers …
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Student for a Day at North Cascades National Park Headquarters
By guest blogger Elisabeth Keating “The coolest part was when we went snorkeling in Ross Lake, looking for fish. Remember how cold it was?” “We met a …
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Changing Lives
This summer, “Changing Lives†became a rallying slogan for interpreters at the North Cascades National Park Visitor Center in Newhalem. This phrase reminded us of the impact …
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Summer's summit
What is a summit experience? For the 10th cohort of graduate students, in NCI’s residency program, the 9-day backpacking trip that culminated their first quarter of graduate …
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Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival, Sept 3-5
It’s hard to believe but almost one year has gone by since I started my residency as a graduate student at the North Cascades Institute. Through a …
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