The art of teaching in an unfamiliar ecosystem
In the middle of May, I moved halfway across the country, to a state I’d never been to, to play at a wetland with five- and six-year-olds.
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Ryan Weisberg
Red rocks in the mountainous west
In May, toward the end of a road trip, my mom and I found ourselves in Colorado Springs for a couple days. While looking for things to …
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Nearing completion
The M.Ed program through Western Washington University and North Cascades Institute has several different parts to it. Though it evolves and changes every year, the general format …
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The Shack
I’m a nerd, always have been. I’ve never been one to shy away from that. I’m a music nerd, a book nerd, a Doctor Who nerd…and growing …
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Pelicans and palm trees
I decided to start my summer break right away. Three days after moving back to Bellingham from the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center, I was on an …
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Science, Sustainability, Singing, Stir-fry, and Snacks!
I met them on August 1st. Twenty bright new faces arrived on buses and vans at the Wilderness Information Center in Marblemount. As they walked quietly out …
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Saying goodbye…for now
Today is my last day of living at the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center—my home since the spring of 2010 when I started working for North Cascades …
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Welcoming cohort 13 to the Institute family
I got the opportunity to meet our newest cohort of graduate students on their first day of class last month and was able to spend some time …
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Seasonal transitions for a graduate student
Right now the Learning Center is transitioning from spring into summer, though the weather might not always show it. All of the graduate students in cohort 12, …
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Backyard bird sightings
“There’s a bird outside the window,” I said. “I think it’s a Spotted Towhee.” I turned to look at my dad who was cooking at the stove.
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