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Nature of Writing Speaker Series at Village Books
Join us for a series of free in-person presentations and find your next book for the cozy fall and hygge winter nights ahead! The Nature of Writing …
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Neil Gavin: Online Classes Superstar!
“I’m trying to do what I can to leave the world a better place for my kids, for the next generation.” As a father of …
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Whatcom READS 2022 – Read the book, join the conversation
Since our beginning in 1986, North Cascades Institute has incorporated the arts in to our programs in service of our conservation mission. Writing, painting, poetry, literature, photography …
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“Poems from the Pandemic” with Saul Weisberg and Holly Hughes
Sit back with a cup of tea and your feet up and enjoy this excerpt from North Cascades Institute’s online poetry reading “Light in Winter: A Dialogue …
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Welcome Don Striker to the North Cascades!
Exciting news! Don Striker has joined North Cascades National Park as the new Superintendent. Striker most recently served as the superintendent of Denali National Park and Preserve …
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Land Acknowledgements: Why and How Are Nature Centers Using Them?
NATURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING CENTERS connect inextricably to the land around them. Their missions are rooted in understanding and exploring the history, present, and future of that …
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An Evening with Saul Weisberg and Friends
North Cascades Institute and Village Books hosted an online conversation on May 13 — part of the Nature of Writing Speaker Series, as well as our ongoing …
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The Art of Rambling
I’ve been reading a lot of books about walking lately: rambling through pages that recount long saunters across lands familiar and foreign. The curriculum is reminding me …
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“Speaking for the Wild” by Kim Stafford
There is so much to distract us these days from our primary task, which is to renew honorable kinship with the Earth. Yes, economics, politics, justice, health—all …
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