By Kimberly Cauvel for the Skagit Valley Herald originally published August 10, 2019 Between stints of fear, self-doubt and even physical pain at times, a group of …
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To: Premier of British Columbia John Joseph Horgan Dear Premier Horgan, I am writing to express North Cascades Institute’s opposition to the permit application by Imperial Metals for …
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In 2019, Smokey Bear celebrates 75 years at the forefront of the Forest Service’s wildfire prevention campaign. To commemorate Forest Service wildfire prevention efforts, replicas of historic …
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Skagit County Planning and Development 1800 Continental Place Mount Vernon, WA 98273 Re: Kiewit Infrastructure Quarry Operation, Permit PL19-0033 I am writing to express North Cascades Institute’s …
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A small parcel of land overlooking Fidalgo Bay was a hub of activity last Saturday as 12 high school students with the North Cascade Institute embarked on …
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State, federal, and partner biologists will release approximately 8 fishers Wednesday, December 5, in the Skagit River watershed of Ross Lake National Recreation Area, a unit of …
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Saul Weisberg remembers when it hit him. In the early 1980s, he and two friends were on a climbing trip in the Pickets, a notoriously hard-to-reach chain …
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We’re throwing a 50th birthday party for our favorite national park and YOU’RE INVITED! Join us Sunday, October 14, at El Centro De La Raza in Seattle …
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The latest cohort of graduate students in our Graduate M.Ed. Residency have arrived and are spending their first month getting to know their new home with extensive …
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As anyone living in the Pacific Northwest knows intimately, the past two weeks have been incredibly hazy throughout our region as smoke from wildfires burning in British …
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