“Gratefulness allows us to nurture a keener eye that no longer rushes past the small everyday moments that make up the larger part of our lives.” —Guri …
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The National Park Service and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service are seeking public input on a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that evaluates options for restoring grizzly …
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In the early 1980s, five young men who loved teaching, the natural world, and the North Cascades dreamed of creating a field school to teach about the …
Read More of “Teaching in the Rain: The Story of North Cascades Institute” by John Miles
I had one huge question: is this what they actually need? Is this experience something that will be helpful for these students? Is this 9-day canoe experience …
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You may have heard about the Sourdough Fire burning in the North Cascades from local news or social media, and we want to share directly with you …
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Presented by Village Books and North Cascades Institute Find your next book for the Fall and Winter months ahead in presentations by authors, poets and naturalists sharing …
Read More of Nature of Writing Speaker Series ⎸ Fall 2023
I sat on a sunbaked rock after a long canoe day and watched our students ecstatically jump into the icy cold waters. Two students, Lili and Maya, …
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Presented by Village Books and North Cascades Institute Find your next book for the Spring months ahead in this series of presentations by authors, poets and naturalists …
Read More of Nature of Writing Speaker Series ⎸ Spring 2023
We’re excited to welcome our new team educators for 2023! Read on to meet a wildly-talented, diverse and passionate crew of Environmental Program Instructors and Coordinators for …
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Since 2021, the Institute has provided paid service days to our staff and encouraged everyone to use those benefit hours to volunteer with a nonprofit organization or …
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