Art Afield
Last weekend was the Diablo Creative Arts Retreat: featuring courses on watercolors, nature journalling and silk painting. It was incredible! Our three amazing instructors were Molly Hashimoto …
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Life at the Learning Center
11th Annual Thunder Arm Writing Retreat: Rick, Kathleen, Jim and Holly in the North Cascades
North Cascades Institute is very fortunate to have so many talented and dedicated instructors leading a wide variety of classes, field excursions and retreats at the Learning …
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Memories from Mountain School
This spring I was given the task of organizing and coordinating Mountain School post-trip visits, where instructors visit the many classrooms of the students who participated in …
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The end of the 2009 spring Mountain School
The 2009 Spring Mountain School session has come to an end. For the members of Cohort 8 our days of teaching abiotic and biotic lessons in the …
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Explosive deal for Fourth of July Family Getaway
Diablo Lake, WA– In celebration of Independence Day, North Cascades Institute is offering the next 10 families of 3 or more who register for the Fourth of …
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Pyramid Lake trail….a beautiful spring jaunt
With a busy week behind us and another looming ahead Ian and I decided nothing sounded better than staying close to home. Of course “staying close to …
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Blogging Diablo Downtime
We here at Chattermarks are not the only people blogging about the North Cascades and our awe-inspiring wilderness campus on Diablo Lake; I stumbled upon this fine …
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The colors of spring
I am always amazed at the difference a few days makes. I leave the learning center for five days and come home to gentians, lilies and orchids! …
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New Forest Voices
“Cheerio~ Cheeriup~ Cheerio~ Cheeriup~” The American Robin’s song is a loud, optimistic voice of spring. However, at times here in the mountains it is difficult to hear …
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Pulling alders, mulching and making friends
Last weekend 43 volunteers gathered at the learning center and pulled on their work gloves. Shovels, pulsakis, buckets and pruning shears in hand, these volunteers joined NCI …
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