Inspiring reports from our youth and school programs, including Mountain School, Snow School, Youth Leadership Adventures and more
On November 17, 2018 I attended the ninth annual Northwest Youth Leadership Summit at The Mountaineers Seattle Program Center. While I was there, I interacted with leaders …
Read More of Empowering Future Environmental Leaders: 2018 Northwest Youth Leadership Summit
Last October, I had the pleasure of representing North Cascades Institute’s Youth Leadership Adventures (YLA) at the SHIFT Festival in Jackson, Wyoming. This year, the festival explored the health benefits …
Read More of 2018 SHIFT Awards: Connecting Public Lands and Public Health!
“This trip showed me what it means to be a strong woman.” These are the remarkable words of one participant of Youth Leadership Adventures Outdoor Leadership, an …
Read More of The Ross Lake Rockers: A Youth Leadership Adventures field report
As the spring Mountain School season comes to a close, it is time to reflect on highlights from 2018, especially the support we’ve received from the North …
Read More of A Park Ranger Visits Mountain School
This Youth Ambassadors trip is written by Stephanie Amaro, a student at Sedro-Woolley High School. In this post she shares her experience of learning about future opportunities …
Read More of Youth Ambassadors Trip Report: A Visit to University of Washington
This week marks the beginning of the spring Mountain School season! Graduate students and other naturalist instructors paired up to teach fifth graders with Clear Lake Elementary and the Bellingham Family …
Read More of Weekly Photo Roundup: March 12 2018
The Youth Leadership Ambassadors program is an extension of our Youth Leadership Adventures summer program. The goal of the program is to further develop leadership and outdoor skills, facilitate service and …
Read More of Youth Ambassadors Trip Report: Old Growth Forest and Salmon
The Northwest Youth Leadership Summit, now in its eighth year, is for young adults (ages 14-22) in the Pacific Northwest who have participated in outdoor, leadership, and/or …
Read More of 2017 Northwest Youth Leadership Summit
Kulshan Creek Neighborhood Youth Program is a year-round educational program that engages young people ages 5 to 18 from two Skagit Valley neighborhoods in a series …
Read More of Kulshan Creek Field Trip: The Search for Salmon at Cumberland Creek
The Youth Leadership Ambassadors program is an extension of our Youth Leadership Adventures summer program. The goal of the program is to further develop leadership and outdoor skills, facilitate service and …
Read More of Youth Ambassadors Trip Report: Work Party and Salmon Viewing with NSEA
