North Cascades Institute

Jan 14, 2019Special Guest

I love the anticipation of winter—the ski-film fests, the patrol fundraisers, the dusting of snow on ridges. But at this moment, hoping for snow so I can …
Read More of Snow School: Where Science Meets Winter

Dec 31, 2018Special Guest

Last October, I had the pleasure of representing North Cascades Institute’s Youth Leadership Adventures (YLA) at the SHIFT Festival in Jackson, Wyoming. This year, the festival explored the health benefits …
Read More of 2018 SHIFT Awards: Connecting Public Lands and Public Health!

Dec 17, 2018Special Guest

This year marked the 50th anniversary of the formation of the North Cascades National Park Service Complex, a sprawling reserve that includes North Cascades National Park and …
Read More of North Cascades Love: Highlighting the 50th Anniversary Photo Contest

Dec 10, 2018Special Guest

As we are summoned out of summer’s euphoria by crisper breezes and calming drizzles we begin to notice a change in the cast of characters acting out …
Read More of Cascadian Fungi: Delightful and Deadly

Nov 30, 2018Special Guest

Today is Winter Safety Day at the Environmental Learning Center, and with colder weather and snow on the way, it seems timely to release this article written …
Read More of Winter Awareness: Snow Safety in the North Cascades

Nov 14, 2018Special Guest

It was a rainy morning on a cold, October day when I developed a new lens for reading the landscape of western Washington. I embarked from the …
Read More of Glacial Mud and Deadly Landslides: A Legacy of Glaciation in Western Washington

Nov 10, 2018Special Guest

MOUNTAIN CARIBOU ROAM up and down the mountains from valley bottom to mountaintop, back and forth across an international border, in and out of political discourse, and …
Read More of Caribou Rainforest: From Heartbreak to Hope

Sep 26, 2018Special Guest

Update: Join us at Village Books Friday, December 14, 2018 at 7 pm in Bellingham for a free reading from the author as part of our Nature of Writing Speaker Series! Close …
Read More of Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter

Sep 19, 2018Special Guest

This Naturalist Note is written by graduate student Amy Sanchez, as part of the Fall Natural History Project in North Cascades Institute’s M.Ed. Residency coursework. You can …
Read More of Snow: Embracing the Unknown

Sep 12, 2018Special Guest

This Naturalist Note was written by graduate student Gina Roberti as part of the Fall Natural History Project in North Cascades Institute’s M.Ed. Residency coursework. You can …
Read More of Spraying in North Cascades Forests?