North Cascades Institute

Dec 9, 2013Elissa Kobrin

“Cold is the colour of crystal the snowlight That falls from the heavenly skies” — Annie Lennox, “Cold” The first successive days of sub-freezing temperatures have transformed …
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Dec 3, 2013Elissa Kobrin

The weight of a winter storm has whisked away the opportunity to further my exploration of the Methow Valley for another season. The fragile thread of concrete …
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Nov 19, 2013Special Guest

Guest post by Tim McNulty Longtime Institute writing instructor, naturalist and poet Tim McNulty will travel from his home on the Olympic Peninsula to Village Books in …
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Nov 15, 2013Special Guest

By Maria Mudd Ruth Maria Mudd Ruth presents from her book Rare Bird: Pursuing the Mystery of the Marbled Murrelet at Village Books in Bellingham at 4 pm …
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Nov 8, 2013Special Guest

Langdon Cook presents his new book The Mushroom Hunters at Village Books in Bellingham at 7 pm on November 13 as part of our Nature of Writing Fall 2013 …
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Oct 29, 2013Samantha Hale

Morning tends to be an active time here at the Environmental Learning Center. Squirrels, chipmunks, and birds are always scurrying from place to place, looking for seeds …
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Oct 21, 2013Elissa Kobrin

Terror surged silently through my viscera as I watched the swirling inferno twist red and merciless up the talus in the smoke-blackened darkness of night. Trapped on …
Read More of The Gifts of Prometheus : the natural and social dimensions of fire ecology

Oct 7, 2013Katherine Renz

Simultaneously crispy and cozy, the first days of autumn belong to the poet. All the seasons are lovable in their own way, and each claims my favorite …
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Sep 30, 2013Christian Martin

Upcoming events: North Cascades Institute’s Birds of Bellingham Bay outing on the Snow Goose; Oct. 5, 8 am-5 pm, $125. Info and registration at ncascades.org or (360) 854-2599 …
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Sep 27, 2013Katherine Renz

Patience has never been a personal strongpoint. As a result, I’ve yet to indulge in the rumored joys of birdwatching, and have only recently begun to grasp …
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