Be an Eagle Watcher!
What is the Eagle Watcher Volunteer Stewardship Program? Thanks to abundant runs of wild salmon, the Skagit River Watershed boasts one of the largest wintering populations of bald eagles in …
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Congratulations Jon Riedel!
North Cascades Institute heartily congratulates our friend Dr. Jon Riedel of North Cascades National Park. Last week, National Park Service Pacific West Regional Director Chris Lehnertz announced the …
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Free climate change teacher workshop, August 10-14
Would you like to integrate climate change into your classroom curriculum? Are you looking for new ways to engage your students in the natural world? Join North …
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April Adventures at Mountain School
The month of April began with a week of Mountain School like no other I’ve experienced in the eight months I have lived, worked, and studied at …
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Remote Medical International: An Amazing Contributor to North Cascades Institute
Assuming you studied the 2011 North Cascades Institute catalog closely, you may have noticed the lack of activities available at the Environmental Learning Center during the winter. As the …
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Mountain School Stewardship
Hello friends of Mountain School! If you haven’t yet heard, we’ve started a new Mountain School Stewardship program in Bellingham. After a class has come to Mountain …
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Understanding Connection and Community
On a dreary September morning a team of 6th grade students from Seattle’s Westside School upend cobble in Deer Creek while searching for macro-invertebrates – living clues …
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Finding Community in the North Cascades
“Making your way in the world today takes everything you’ve got. Taking a break from all your worries sure would help a lot. Wouldn’t you like to …
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Captain Gerry Cook's message of hope
Sunday August 21st was the last Mule trip for the 2011 season of North Cascades Wild. The Mule was buzzing with the noise of old and new …
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Service Learning through Stewardship
Going out on a stewardship day with Mike Brondi makes me feel like a kid again. True, he is old enough to be my father, but it’s …
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