In the photo above, WSDOT contractor crews replace washed out riprap to protect and repair State Route 20 along the Skagit River east of Rockport. WSDOT Word …
Read More of When the Skagit Floods and Diablo Turns Green
Imagine yourself walking down to the local summer farmer’s market down by the town square. It’s the first warm day and you cannot wait to make a …
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“In the beginning, there was nothing but water and ice and a narrow strip of shoreline,” says the oral tradition of the Nuxalk, the coastal people who …
Read More of Better with Beavers: How partnerships with a rodent are helping restore watersheds in the Pacific Northwest
By Sarah Clement, graduate student in the Institute’s 16th cohort. Transference is a concept that often comes up in discussion among environmental educators. How do we, as …
Read More of Animals in the City: Encouraging Children to Get to Know Their Nonhuman Neighbors
Written by Master of Education graduate Sasha Savoian Blue Lake and Maple Pass Loop are two of the most heavily-visited trails off Highway 20 in the North …
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Story and art by Alexei Desmarais, graduate student in the Institute’s 16th cohort. What is natural history? Why do we engage in this practice? And what can …
Read More of Reflections of Diobsud Creek
Why Orcas Growing up, I have always been fascinated with whales. Orca, humpback, sperm, blue, narwhal… you name it! I have quite the collection of whale books …
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By Jihan Grettenberger, graduate student in the Institute’s 16th cohort. What do you love about the North Cascades and the Skagit Valley? I love the burning feeling …
Read More of Our Water, Your Future: The Story of Climate Change and the Skagit River
By Ash Kunz, graduate student in the Institute’s 16th cohort. Ponderosa Pine. Illustration by Ash Kunz The story of my life is the story of the land …
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By Angela Burlile, graduate student in the Institute’s 16th cohort. During our Place-Based Learning in the North Cascades course this past summer, I discovered the power of …
Read More of A Natural and Cultural History Guide to the Blue House
