A cold afternoon walk led to a beautiful winter discovery on the Deer Creek Loop trail around the Environmental Learning Center. The temperature had dropped significantly overnight and …
Read More of Naturalist Notes: Hair Ice
As his time at Mountain School comes to an end, 10-year-old Avi writes a letter to himself reflecting on his time in the North Cascades wilderness. Two …
Read More of Connecting the Dots: An Interview with Creative Resident Patty DiRienzo
Snow finally arrived to Environmental Learning Center (December 4th to be exact) and the days since have been crisp and cold, transforming the landscape around us. The sunny, clear …
Read More of The Cold
Sunrise on Pyramid Peak, taken from the Environmental Learning Center parking lot. Photo by Angela Burlile Every Sunday I will be posting photos collected from various NCI …
Read More of NCI Weekly Photo Roundup: December 4 2016
This is the first of a weekly photo roundup series I will be posting here on Chattermarks. These photos are collected from various NCI graduate students and staff, …
Read More of Weekly Photo Roundup: November 27 2016
Guest post by Lauren Danner, historian and writer. The North Cascades have been the focus of Lauren Danner’s research and writing for more than 15 years. While …
Read More of Growing Roots In The Mountain
Fall Hello everyone! We are moving towards the end of fall and the beginning of winter in the Skagit Valley. The leaves are falling from the trees …
Read More of Seasons In The Skagit: Fall
We came to NCI from Massachusetts where we both recently graduated from The Conway School, a graduate program in ecological design and planning. This creative residency was …
Read More of Ecological Design: The Blue House Project
As part of our Foodshed initiative, North Cascades Institute strives to deliver the highest quality meals for all participants at the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center because …
Read More of Catching Alaskan salmon for the Learning Center
By Véronique Robigou – Artist, Geologist, and Natural Science Illustrator. At the start of the year, I was very fortunate to join the legion of artists, naturalists, and …
Read More of Winter Musing in an Alpine Refuge: Creative residency January 18-30, 2016
