Meet Tae —a Bellingham local who first joined us at the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center in 2009 with her 5th grade class from Birchwood Elementary. She …
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What makes a raptor a raptor? Enjoy this talk about birds like hawks and eagles and how they hunt prey with instructor Lindsay McCord. Awesome …
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As parks, trails, and beaches begin to reopen, it can be confusing to navigate this “new normal” in terms of how to recreate responsibly. The new #RecreateResponsibly …
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Students! Parents! Teachers! During this time of school closures and stay-at-home guidelines, North Cascades Institute is sharing lessons and activities from our talented Mountain School instructors. We hope …
Read More of Mountain School @ Home: Lesson 7 – Adaptations
Students! Parents! Teachers! During this time of school closures and stay-at-home guidelines, North Cascades Institute is sharing lessons and activities from our talented Mountain School staff. We …
Read More of Mountain School @ Home: Lesson 6 – Trail Cookies
Students! Parents! Teachers! During this time of school closures and stay-at-home guidelines, North Cascades Institute is sharing lessons and activities from our talented Mountain School instructors. We …
Read More of Mountain School @ Home: Lesson 3 – Nature Art & Writing
Students! Parents! Teachers! During this time of school closures and stay-at-home guidelines, North Cascades Institute is sharing lessons and activities from our talented Mountain School instructors. We …
Read More of Mountain School @ Home: Lesson 2 – Tree Bud Journal
March 19: As we reach the Spring Equinox in the upper Skagit Valley, we have experienced our first days of over 60 degree weather, along with seven …
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Students! Parents! Teachers! During this time of school closures and stay-at-home guidelines, North Cascades Institute is sharing lessons and activities from our talented Mountain School instructors. We …
Read More of Mountain School @ Home: Lesson 1 – Sit Spots
2020 marks the 30th anniversary of Mountain School! Over the past 29 years, more than 30,000 youth from Northwestern Washington State have traveled up the Skagit River on Highway 20, past …
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