Inspiring reports from our youth programs including Youth Leadership Adventures
We’re excited to welcome our new team educators for 2023! Read on to meet a wildly-talented, diverse and passionate crew of Environmental Program Instructors and Coordinators for …
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A local student environmental group is helping to improve composting in schools. The group, Youth for the Environment and People!, was started by the nonprofit RE Sources …
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Learning can feel a lot like play around here—that’s true all year long, but especially in summertime! It took real hustle to create those experiences this season …
Read More of Summertime at the Institute
Our Youth Leadership Adventures trail group of seven students and two instructors lay down on the Big Beaver dock on Ross Lake. We were closing our Daily …
Read More of The Power of Diversity in Youth Leadership Adventures
North Cascade Institute’s Youth Leadership Adventures (YLA) programs are about many things: outdoor adventure, climate action, leadership opportunity, stewardship, and, most importantly, building community. In early July, …
Read More of Building Community in Youth Leadership Adventures
With eight students and two instructors packed in the Institute van at the start of a Youth Leadership Adventures trip, we drove up the bumpy forest road …
Read More of On the trail with Youth Leadership Adventures
Last week, the first cohort of Youth Leadership Adventures (YLA) participants strapped on their boots and shouldered their packs to head into the North Cascades backcountry. One …
Read More of Youth Leadership Adventures students hit the trail
After being inspired by the mission and vision of the Youth Leadership Adventures program, I joined North Cascades Institute’s seasonal staff in June of 2021. I’ve continued …
Read More of Why I Love North Cascades Institute (and you should too!)
The world is changing around us and I want to do my part to help and make a positive impact. — 2021 YEP! Participant, grade 10 The …
Read More of Youth come together for community climate solutions
When Jennifer Morales met a female National Park Ranger at the NW Environmental Youth Summit in 2017, the seed was planted for her future coursework and career. At this …
Read More of The Difference a Role Model Makes
