Since 2021, the Institute has provided paid service days to our staff. We encouraged everyone to use those hours to volunteer with a local nonprofit organization or …
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Essay by Adelia MacWilliam and Jason Wirth In 2023 Paul Nelson, Jason Tetsuzen Wirth and Adelia MacWilliam founded Watershed Press to support our first publications, Cascadian Zen, …
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The sixth issue of The Madrona Project delivers a literature of sustainability. A banquet of writers and artists addresses the ways our species sustains itself with ancestral …
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Presented by Village Books and North Cascades Institute Discover your next great read with this series of presentations by authors, poets, artists and naturalists sharing their latest …
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Springtime settles over the valley of the Baker River like a luminous mossy dream. The Baker River Trail offers visitors a master class in the color green: …
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My name is Amy Brown and I’m honored to share a little about my environmental education journey at North Cascades Institute. This Fall, I was invited to …
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In 2023’s frenetic days, it’s hard to believe I once had the incredible privilege of three months as North Cascades Institute’s writer-in-residence. But so it was. In …
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When the pandemic hit, little did I know that this would be the catalyst for spending the next three years photographing and writing about the Skagit River.
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Juneteenth — also known as Freedom Day, Emancipation Day or Jubilee Day — is an annual holiday celebrated on June 19 in the United States. It commemorates …
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How does our daily relationship with Nature affect our creativity and learning? Every morning, after enjoying a steaming mug of strong sweet tea, I call our dog …
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