Life as a graduate student or Learning Center staff — personal, fun, weather, on-campus hijinks and more!
In 2007, Kristofer Gilje began working for North Cascades Institute as a Facilities Manager at the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center. His previous experience working at Holden …
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With the myriad of closures and cancellations surrounding the Covid pandemic over the past year-plus, the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center’s kitchen team has had to find …
Read More of The Search for the Perfect Trail Bar
Do you think that a place can have a purpose? What does it look like when a place embodies an intention? Nestled into the Douglas firs and …
Read More of New videos on the History of the Learning Center
Chicken mole, homemade tortillas, green rice with chiles, a medley of beets, squash and chard, apple empanadas. These were some of the dishes shared Saturday at the …
Read More of “From Harvest to Table: Event highlights Latino farmers”
I’m feeling an inward thrum, a tingling aliveness, from my time beneath the majestic peaks of the North Cascades mountains. Last month, I served as creative resident …
Read More of North Cascades Institute – A Nature and Learning Paradise
North Cascades Institute graduate students wear a lot of hats during their year-long residency at the Environmental Learning Center. From taking on work study jobs, to designing …
Read More of Graduate Students Reflect on Mountain School 2019
It seems hard to believe, but the end of spring is already here. We are quickly approaching the Summer Solstice and the hot weather is already upon …
Read More of May 2019 Photo Round Up!
It’s hard to believe, but we’re officially halfway through the Mountain School Spring 2019 season! In just over six weeks, we have already seen a wide variety …
Read More of Meeting Students where they are: Reflections on Mountain School
We are all connected by our common understanding of the calls filling the night at the start of Spring. It is the wordless voice of longing that …
Read More of March 2019 Photo Round Up!
It is an undeniable fact that humans have long been enamored with natural beauty. Artistic expression is one of the oldest forms of documenting and paying tribute …
Read More of Art and Nature: A Creative Resident joins Mountain School
