The heart of my new book Astonished By Beauty: A Field Guide to the Practice of Paying Attention consists of two main sections. The first, “A Geography …
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Spring has sprung in the North Cascades Congratulations! After surviving the dark and rainy days that is Washington winter, Spring is finally here in the North Cascades! …
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The Secret Winter World Underwater in the North Cascades Living close to the Skagit River over the years and watching fall slip into winter can be a …
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How Snow Pack Protects Plants and Animals in the North Cascades When most people think of snow, they imagine blanketed forests, towering mountain peaks, snowball fights, or …
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The bald eagle is a bird of prey found near large bodies of open water with an abundant food supply and old growth trees for nesting. Their …
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Much of the alpine and subalpine West lies on federal lands—in national parks, wilderness areas, and national forests. The alpine zone is defined as the elevation above …
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Guest post by Ilyssa and Dave Kyu What sets the San Juan Islands apart isn’t just the peaceful lifestyle “away from it all.” That masks a rugged …
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In Rooted, cutting-edge science supports a truth that poets, artists, mystics, and earth-based cultures across the world have proclaimed over millennia: life on this planet is radically …
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Guest post by Dr. Jon Riedel Greetings from soggy Marblemount, where the cool, wet spring weather delayed the spring flood on Skagit River and led to a …
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To be in an old-growth forest is to feel cloaked, as if walking in a living terrarium, padding around a soft kingdom of green. Sitka spruce, western …
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