A Writer’s Residency: Like Fishing?
Guest Post by Tele Aadsen Six weeks into my time with the North Cascades Institute, I’m thinking that a residency is something like a fishing season. As …
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Place-Based Resolutions
Seconds past midnight, all bubbles and kisses. December’s fading moments transition into the cacophony of January, offering an annual reincarnation, ushering in a fresh year of open-ended …
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Post-Graduate Adventures in Job-Land
Guest post by Brian Stafki I was part of North Cascades Institute’s Graduate M.Ed. Program third cohort. I felt like I was part of the first, second and …
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Seeking Spirituality in the North Cascades
I watched quietly as each bend in the road revealed more of the steep, inaccessible wilderness that looms above Highway 20. It was my first couple of …
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Fisherman, Writer, Artist-in-Residence: Thankful
Ordinarily, the fourth Thursday of November isn’t a big deal for me. I am a fisherman – if you’ve enjoyed salmon at the Environmental Learning Center, it …
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Alighting the Entire Sky: Happy Thanksgiving!
Even After All this time The sun never says to the earth, “You owe Me.” Look What happens With a love like that, It lights …
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It's the COMpost!: Welcome to the Black Morel
During a recent celebration at the Environmental Learning Center, I noticed Saul, our Executive Director, gesturing toward the compost building from the back deck of the dining …
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The Mushroom Hunters: Outlaws in Lobster Park
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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Kathleen Dean Moore in Bellingham, Nov. 9
Kathleen Dean Moore is the first speaker in our Vanishing Ice Speaker Series, a partnership with the Whatcom Museum as part of their new Vanishing Ice exhibition.
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The North Cascades Highway: A Roadside Guide to America's Alps
By Jack McLeod Meet Jack and hear him present from his new book The North Cascades Highway: A Roadside Guide to America’s Alps, published by University of Washington …
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