Seasons In The Skagit: Fall
Fall Hello everyone! We are moving towards the end of fall and the beginning of winter in the Skagit Valley. The leaves are falling from the trees …
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Ecological Design: The Blue House Project
We came to NCI from Massachusetts where we both recently graduated from The Conway School, a graduate program in ecological design and planning. This creative residency was …
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Mountain School in National Geographic magazine
We are thrilled to have been included in Tim Egan’s cover story for the October 2016 issue of National Geographic! “In early fall I went to North …
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Graduation 2016: C14's Grand Finale
Phenology, or the study of natural cycles, is a constant part of life at the North Cascades Institute. We dive deep into when the first buds appear …
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Celebrating 30 & 100 Years Birthdays!
As we ready for our 30th spring and summer of offering outdoor explorations and learning adventures in the North Cascades, we acknowledge another important anniversary too: the …
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Naturally Wonderful Naturalists: New staff of 2016
As the snow is melting and the trees are budding, our Naturalist Team is getting ready for teaching in the mountains. At the North Cascades Institute‘s Environmental …
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North Cascades Foodshed Summit 2015
By Annah Young, Tyler Davis, and Ginna Malley-Campos who are all graduate students in the institutes 15th cohort. On December 4, 2015, over 20 local farmers, educators, …
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Shooting Stars: Nighttime Photography, Wildflowers and More (a preview of 2016!)
By Rob Rich I came to the Pacific Northwest for many reasons, but one of them was, well, for the birds. Were those harlequin ducks for real? …
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Youth Leadership Conference 2015 in the North Cascades; now accepting applications
Applications for our 2015 Youth Leadership Conference are now being accepted! The conference is held at the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center November 6-8 and is open …
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North Cascades Institute open for business; Fall 2015 programs
It has been quite a wild ride over the past two weeks with the Goodell Fire in the North Cascades and resulting evacuation of the North Cascades …
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