North Cascades Institute welcomes Robert Michael Pyle to Village Books in Bellingham, 1200 11th St., Friday, December 7, 7 pm. Free! Robert Michael Pyle has been interpreting …
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By Holly Hughes Editor’s note: Holly is co-leading the October 12-14 workshop “Sit, Walk, Write: Nature and the Practice of Presence” at the Learning Center — only …
Read More of Practice, Practice, Practice: Writing and Meditation in the North Cascades
We’ve posted three readings recently in our new “Nature of Writing” video series on YouTube — video and audio recordings of past writers we have presented events …
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When Women Were Birds: Fifty-Four Variations on Voice reviewed Note: Williams will be reading in Bellingham on June 21 as part of our “Nature of Writing” series …
Read More of Terry Tempest Williams' intriguing meanderings
Paddles up. Uhh! Forward. Portside paddles never quite in synch. Rest. The silence of the Skagit River current carries minds and bodies gently forward. I lean to …
Read More of Sunday on The River: A Fishtown Poem
Robert Sund is our bard of the Skagit River, a singer of songs celebrating skunk cabbage, frogs, muddy water, ducks, and the rising tide. In the summer …
Read More of New Book Captures Late Northwest Poet Robert Sund's Words
While spring is busy blooming and blossoming at the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center, there is still time during quiet evenings to curl up and read a …
Read More of David Douglas: Collector, Naturalist, Explorer
Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from Institute writing instructor Ana Maria Spagna’s new collection of essays Potluck: Community on the Edge of Wilderness. Join us …
Read More of Ana Maria Spagna's "Spawning in the Mud"
North Cascades Institute is delighted to be welcoming Barry Lopez to Seattle on Wednesday, April 7, and we hope you’ll join us for a one-of-a-kind presentation Barry …
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