December 2018 Photo Round-Up!
Greetings and welcome to 2019! Hopefully the new year has found each of you in good spirits and excited to tackle all the challenges and adventures that …
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Life at the Learning Center
Life as a grad student or ELC staff — personal, fun, weather, on campus hijinks,
Winter Arrives: First Snow at the Environmental Learning Center!
Well folks, its official: Winter has arrived! The annual sign of the season has come a little late this year. In 2017, staff and graduate students at …
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Family Getaways: Gather Your Family in the North Cascades
We came to show the younger generation the Upper Skagit, to learn and spend time together in the North Cascades” — 2018 Family Getaway Parent For the …
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Perched on High Places: Dam Ospreys
With the changing of seasons, Osprey are returning to their home of the North Cascades, to begin life anew. While taking advantage of the warm, rainless days, …
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Naturalist Notes: April in the Skagit Valley
One moment it’s sunny and then the next moment it’s raining. And then later in the day, rain is falling on sunshine. That is what spring is …
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Weekly Photo Roundup: April 16 2018
This week there was an inspiring array of photos to choose from for our roundup. I believe that has something to do with spring vibes: plants are …
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Weekly Photo Roundup: March 12 2018
This week marks the beginning of the spring Mountain School season! Graduate students and other naturalist instructors paired up to teach fifth graders with Clear Lake Elementary and the Bellingham Family …
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You Are Here : A Weekend of Maps at the North Cascades Institute
I sense that humans have an urge to map–and that this mapping instinct, like our opposable thumbs, is part of what makes us human.” –Katherine Harmon I …
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From Crinoids to Concrete: Sundew Collections Serves as a Window into the Geologic Past
At the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center, we have an impressive natural history collection on display in our Sundew building. Named after a carnivorous plant that looks …
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Mark Scherer: Artist in Residence
Mark Scherer participated in the Creative Residence Program at the North Cascades Institute this December, joining the tradition of poets, naturalists, dancers and researchers who have participated in the past.
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