For forty years, the North Cascades Institute has believed transformation happens outdoors—in mossy forests, along singing rivers, under open skies. This spring, we’re honoring those roots. This …
Read More of Tom Fleischner with Saul Weisberg 40th anniversary events this week
At North Cascades Institute, service is not an abstract value—it’s something we practice. Through our Service Day program, staff are encouraged to volunteer their time and talents …
Read More of Service Days in Action: How Institute Staff Are Showing Up for Community, Conservation, and Care
By Kate Little, Youth Leadership Coordinator When I’m downvalley and strangers ask me about my job and Youth Leadership Adventures, I’ve always had a response ready to …
Read More of YLA Life: Trust, Solving Problems, and Living inside a Garmin!
In Treaty Justice: The Northwest Tribes, the Boldt Decision, and the Recognition of Fishing Rights, legal historian and tribal advocate Charles Wilkinson tells the dramatic story of …
Read More of “Treaty Justice” discussion with Scott Schuyler, Jay Julius and Lynda Mapes
By Jodi Broughton and Kim Nelson Ginny Darvill’s connection to nature started in her early youth. She grew up in postwar Seattle, when kids could still play …
Read More of Supporter Spotlight: Ginny Darvill
The National Park Service is inviting public input on a new frontcountry planning process for the Ross Lake National Recreation Area along State Route 20—the most accessible …
Read More of Help Shape the Future of the North Cascades!
Our Nature of Writing Speaker Series brings community together in conversation to celebrate the authors, artists, poets and naturalists illuminating the natural world with the turn of …
Read More of Nature of Writing Speaker Series | Spring 2025
Since 2021, the Institute has provided paid service days to our staff. We encouraged everyone to use those hours to volunteer with a local nonprofit organization or …
Read More of Wild Work & Community Connections
North Cascades Institute is committed to being a good partner to North Cascades National Park and Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. We are in communication with both agencies’ …
Read More of Statement of support for our friends at the National Park Service and US Forest Service
The Institute’s mission is to inspire environmental stewardship through transformative experiences in nature. Recognizing climate change as the greatest threat to the environment and human communities, we …
Read More of The Institute’s Journey to Climate Neutrality
