Spring observations from Diablo Lake
March 19: As we reach the Spring Equinox in the upper Skagit Valley, we have experienced our first days of over 60 degree weather, along with seven …
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Homecoming: more fishers released in North Cascades ecosystem
Staff and supporters of North Cascades Institute were thrilled to be invited to attend the release of eight more fishers in to the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest …
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Richard Louv on “Our Species Loneliness”
At the same moment that social interactions among people are becoming more digital and less personal, there is an isolation of another kind forming: species loneliness—the gnawing …
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More fishers released in the North Cascades!
Fisher release! In the winter of 2019-2020, approximately 50 fishers are expected to be released in North Cascades National Park and Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, and last …
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Submarine Parents: How Orcas use Social Strategy in Parenting
Connecting to the natural world was tough when I was younger. I was taught that understanding the natural world was the domain of a scientist, …
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Life After Glaciation: Upper Skagit River Bull Trout
Driving east on Highway 20, in route to my first day of class at the North Cascades Institute, I remember being struck by the wide valley narrowing …
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Endangered Orcas: An encounter on San Juan Island
It was two in the afternoon on a Friday in July and I had just gotten off work. I stopped in town for a sandwich, where I …
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Playing With Fire: A Cultural History of Wildfire in Western Washington
When I was growing up in Western Washington summer was a glorious time. The cold weather and relentless rain would finally cease, and the warm embrace of …
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Sweet Treat: Licorice Ferns in the North Cascades
It was a cold, rainy day and I was hiking up to North Cascade Institute’s iconic hike: the Sourdough Waterfall. I was shadowing my first Mountain School …
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Citizen Science: An Ode to Collaboration
If you asked me how I would describe myself on any given day, I might say that I am an educator and a student, a (slow) runner …
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