My family is all about Skagit Tours, having taken the Diablo Lake & Lunch Cruise in 2017, they were determined to get back for another tour. This …
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The North Cascades National Park turns 50 years old this year. It’s a popular place to camp and hike now, but a new book about the park’s …
Read More of Crown Jewel Wilderness: An interview with historian Lauren Danner
I sense that humans have an urge to map–and that this mapping instinct, like our opposable thumbs, is part of what makes us human.” –Katherine Harmon I …
Read More of You Are Here : A Weekend of Maps at the North Cascades Institute
At the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center, we have an impressive natural history collection on display in our Sundew building. Named after a carnivorous plant that looks …
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Recently, graduate student Marissa Bluestein became a volunteer at Rockport State Park. She also earned her Junior Ranger badge and learned about old growth forest ecology. Below …
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On January 31st, 2018 humans across the west will witness a special convergence of three astronomical events tied to the full moon. It’s something so special it deserves …
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Mark Scherer participated in the Creative Residence Program at the North Cascades Institute this December, joining the tradition of poets, naturalists, dancers and researchers who have participated in the past.
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On January 17th, graduate students in the 17th Cohort visited Concrete Elementary School to teach naturalist lessons. As part of our Curriculum Design course, our main goal was to engage …
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North Cascades Institute has joined 15 organizations of great diversity and depth in Washington state to keep entrance fees to Olympic and Mount Rainier affordable and to …
Read More of An Open Letter to Secretary Zinke: National Parks Should be Affordable
“Man used to put himself on the line all the time. Nowadays we’re protected by the police, fire, everything. There’s not much adventure left. Unless you look …
Read More of Fred Beckey: Mountaineer and Author (1923-2017)
