The message of the rain
I’d like to share a poem with you, on this rainy day in Bellingham. It’s called The Message of the Rain: when i was a child i was …
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Ryan Weisberg
What does stewardship look like?
At Mountain School, we try to teach our students how to be stewards of the earth. When we visit the students at their school a few weeks …
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In my backyard…
As winter comes to an end and we transition into the spring and summer months, something really exciting happens. I’m not talking about plants flowering and birds …
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Letters from Yellowstone: Natural History in the Nation's Park
Letters from Yellowstone is an account of a fictional 1898 botanical survey of Yellowstone National Park, written entirely through letters. Howard Merriam, a professor from Montana is …
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A New Set of Graduates, Ready to Take on the World!
Thursday, March 21st dawned bright and snowy. The sun lit up a pale blue sky. Fourteen graduate students excitedly anticipated the start of their 2pm Graduation Ceremony.
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Spring Is On It's Way
Spring means a lot of things. Growth. New life. Lots of color. Bright greens. Warmth. Sunshine. Rain. Melting snow. Longer days. Last month, cohort 12 graduate students …
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Winter Canoe Adventure
What is a sunny day in January for, if not an adventure? On one such day a couple months back, I headed out in the Institute’s 14-person …
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What do those graduate students do all winter anyway…?
One of my favorite things about this particular Masters in Education program through Western Washington University and North Cascades Institute is that most of the time it …
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Winter Reflection Brings Out The Poet
I was sitting in my house, thinking, and the first few lines of a poem that I haven’t thought of in years popped into my head: “In …
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Exploring Natural History on Whidbey Island
Three times during their year-long residency, the graduate students at the Learning Center venture outside for three days to learn about natural history. Our winter natural history …
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