ROBBY ASTROVE graduated from North Cascades Institute and Western Washington University’s M.Ed program in 2005 as part of the third Cohort of students. He is currently the …
Read More of Life after grad school for an environmental educator and naturalist
My cohort-mates have heard this a few times by now, but I’ve been to the Olympic Coast four times and despite its reputation for tempestuous weather, I’ve …
Read More of Graduate students explore natural history on the Olympic Coast
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.
Read More of A New Set of Graduates, Ready to Take on the World!
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 …
Read More of What do those graduate students do all winter anyway…?
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 …
Read More of Exploring Natural History on Whidbey Island
Each winter, students at North Cascades Institute, Islandwood, and Wilderness Awareness School get together over three weekends, one gathering at each of our campuses, to share the …
Read More of 2013 Instructor Exchange
On the 28th of August the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center gained eight new residents—graduate students in cohort 12, ready to take on the mountains. For me, …
Read More of Coming Home
It only takes a few days in Forks, Washington, to be dead sure that the town is the rainiest place in the lower forty-eight. And that is …
Read More of Learning to Love the Rain
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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UPDATE MARCH 2014: Join us the weekend of March 28-30 for a brand new Field Excursion: “Ross Lake: Exploring the Drawdown by Canoe” with Institute naturalists and …
Read More of Entering the Ethereal Forest
