Kulshan kids wing it
What do Bald Eagles mean to you? This was a question a group of 10 high school students from the International District Housing Alliance’s (IDHA) Wilderness Inner-city …
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North Cascades Institute on KCTS 9, January 17, 20 & 31
Exciting news about an upcoming special all about the North Cascades, including a story on our Mountain School program that was filmed at the Learning Center last …
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"Poems About Place" this Saturday in Bellingham
Six Northwest Washington poets will read their “poems about place†at Village Books on Saturday, January 16 at 7 p.m. The event, co-sponsored by North Cascades Institute, …
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Rewriting Thanksgiving traditions
Every family has different holiday traditions. Most families gather for a big meal on Thanksgiving. Some watch or play football. My family likes to run in a …
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Bringing Mountain School back home
What happens at Mountain School does not just stay at Mountain School. With winter’s silence embracing the landscape up at the Learning Center, the laughter of Mountain …
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North Cascades Institute gift certificates for the holidays
North Cascades Institute has the perfect gift idea that fits all sizes and will never go out of style…a gift certificate that can be used toward 2010 …
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Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor hail
Move over United States Postal Service, neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor hail shall keep the graduate program from connecting with this place. Alumni and current …
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International Day of Climate Action, October 24th 2009
On October 24th 2009 communities around the world are taking a day to mobilize citizens and create a movement to stop the climate crisis. Locally, North Cascades …
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Jim Lynch at Learning Center, Oct. 10-11; win a copy of his new novel "Border Songs"
When we arranged to have novelist Jim Lynch appear at the Learning Center to be a Sourdough Speaker a year ago, our timing couldn’t have been better …
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"Crow Planet" book giveaway!
We’re extremely excited to welcome Lyanda Lynn Haupt and Martyn Stewart to kick-start our Fall 2009 Sourdough Speaker Series at the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center. Join …
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