Puma, Mountain Lion, Cougar…regardless of nomenclature this incredible animal is synonymous with elusive. Many could spend a lifetime in cougar habitat and never glimpse even a sign …
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A winter weather advisory is currently in effect for the west slopes of the Cascades, the trails around the learning center are covered with deep, crusty snow …
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Spring Mountain School training is in full swing here at the learning center. Graduate students, rangers and staff have spent the last three days on the trails …
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It is easy in the rush of things to forget about this place. With assignments, time lines, deadlines, family and life this place, my place, slips away …
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PEACE- “It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. It means to be in the midst of …
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I went exploring last week, just to see what I could discover on a cold winter day in February. What I found was abundant evidence of one …
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Following our winter break, the North Cascades Institute graduate students were stuck downriver by mudslides, avalanches and washouts. When the roads were cleared, we had one day …
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Anyone that has spent much time at the ELC has seen, or at least heard stories, of the waterfall. Every Mountain School student secretly hopes to visit …
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Wolf pups, from one of Conservation Northwest’s remote cameras. Daylight Saving Time has sent the sun to bed early. I step out of my cabin to walk …
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It seemed almost obligatory that my first hike upon moving to the foot of Sourdough Mountain would be to the summit.So Aneka and I made the short …
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