Summer 2024 Photo Round-up!
What a summer it’s been, jam-packed and overflowing with fun as Institute programs got folks outside exploring and learning in our wild backyard! A sampling of the …
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Giving Back to our Community through Service II
Since 2021, the Institute has provided paid service days to our staff. We encouraged everyone to use those hours to volunteer with a local nonprofit organization or …
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Tribute to our Departing Board Members
I’m thankful for the opportunity to reflect on the tenure of three exceptional people who are retiring from the North Cascades Institute’s board. Dunham, Nan and Gerry …
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Winter 2023 Institute Photo Round-Up!
December’s first snow may have fallen on a quiet amphitheater, but we’re busy in every corner of the Institute—literally and figuratively! Operations and Housekeeping teams are still …
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Grateful for Moments in Nature in a Challenging Year
“Gratefulness allows us to nurture a keener eye that no longer rushes past the small everyday moments that make up the larger part of our lives.” —Guri …
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Fall 2023 Institute Photo Round-Up!
The North Cascades Environmental Learning Center may still be closed to the public after this summer’s Sourdough Fire, but there’s a lot going on at the Institute! …
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Sourdough Fire closes Learning Center through 2023
You may have heard about the Sourdough Fire burning in the North Cascades from local news or social media, and we want to share directly with you …
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In Memoriam Charles Claassen
North Cascades Institute is heartbroken to share the news that Chef Charles Claassen passed away last Thursday. This has been sudden and shocking to all of us …
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New books: “Jesintel” and “The Power of Trees” reviewed
A new book has been published that has been in the works for, well, thousands of years. Jesintel: Living Wisdom from Coast Salish Elders from Children of …
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Alma Busby-Williams: Why I Support Outdoor Education as a Mother
My name is Alma. I am a daughter. I’m a friend. I am a cancer survivor. I’m a hiker. I am a consultant. I’m a kayaker. And …
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