This Naturalist Note is written by graduate student Darcy Page, as part of the Fall Natural History Project In North Cascades Institute’s M.Ed. Residency coursework. You can …
Read More of Harvesting Native Edible Berries of the North Cascades
With the changing of seasons, Osprey are returning to their home of the North Cascades, to begin life anew. While taking advantage of the warm, rainless days, …
Read More of Perched on High Places: Dam Ospreys
The North Cascades National Park turns 50 years old this year. It’s a popular place to camp and hike now, but a new book about the park’s …
Read More of Crown Jewel Wilderness: An interview with historian Lauren Danner
April 7, 2018 Our intentions were clear. All of the people accompanying us on the windy beach this afternoon had one mission in mind: to follow the …
Read More of The Gray Whale that Washed Ashore Whidbey Island
This post is a guest contribution by graduate student Tanner Johnson, who is also one of the Confluence Garden Managers for 2017-18. Pushing up through the remnants …
Read More of A Garden in the Mountains
I sense that humans have an urge to map–and that this mapping instinct, like our opposable thumbs, is part of what makes us human.” –Katherine Harmon I …
Read More of You Are Here : A Weekend of Maps at the North Cascades Institute
At the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center, we have an impressive natural history collection on display in our Sundew building. Named after a carnivorous plant that looks …
Read More of From Crinoids to Concrete: Sundew Collections Serves as a Window into the Geologic Past
