by Katie Griffith, Americorps VISTA, Youth Programs Outreach Specialist, North Cascades National Park/North Cascades Institute Mist shrouded Diablo Lake’s surrounding peaks as Concrete and Darrington’s school buses …
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While the majority of our Mountain School sessions focus on the Ecosystems Exploration curriculum, geared towards fifth graders, the grads and naturalists at the Environmental Learning Center …
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We love transitions at the Environmental Learning Center. The transition from winter to spring which is more evident by the day, and our most recent transition: back …
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by Chelsea Ernst, M.Ed. Graduate Student The west side of the North Cascades is experiencing a fairly warm winter, sending the snow line higher than usual for this …
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by Rachel Gugich, M.Ed. Graduate Student “The point at which two or more things are connected, A feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or …
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North Cascades Institute’s resident graduate students have the unique opportunity to live at the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center for the majority of the Environmental Education graduate program. Living …
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By Andriana Fletcher, Group Rentals Coordinator Imagine mountains high above you while standing on the wooded shores of the glacial blue Diablo Lake. The warm sun setting …
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I remember my first introduction to the world of primitive skills – the day my employer and mentor first showed me how to make fire by friction.
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by Kelly Sleight, Graduate Student and YLC Planning Team member The sun appeared on November 7th for the first time in weeks to greet the leaders arriving …
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The changing seasons are a big deal in the North Cascades. This may seem like an obvious statement for an environmental learning center, but one in which …
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