The Power of Trees
The future of forests and the future of humanity are inextricably entwined. I’m not saying this for dramatic effect; it is simply a fact. As bleak and …
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Forest Walking
We here in Cascadia know the forests that surround us are many things: places of refuge and play; home to countless critters that crawl, climb, slither and …
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“Total Immersion” from Forest Walking
As soon as you step into a forest, you step into a different space. Depending on the type of forest, the trees may be growing together so …
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“Buying Time for Pikas” by Thor Hanson
If you can imagine a grayish-brown, rabbit-like creature the size of a grapefruit and nearly as round, that is an American pika. They inhabit mountain slopes, often …
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Mystery Skulls with Alexa #2 : Herbivores
We really miss having Mountain School students at the Environmental Learning Center! Until we can welcome them back, Senior Program Instructor Alexa Brandt is sharing one of …
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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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Mystery Skulls with Alexa – Introduction
We really miss having Mountain School students at the Environmental Learning Center this Spring! Until we can welcome them back, Senior Program Instructor Alexa Brandt is sharing …
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Phenology with Zoe in the North Cascades
To engage in the process of phenology is to engage with the cyclical, seasonal phenomena occurring in the world all around you. Or, in other words, tuning …
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Where do we go to grieve? Where do we go to heal?
In this time of protest and pandemic, I am struck by the loneliness of being a social animal in a world that tells us not to touch.
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Searching For Snakes in the Methow Valley
Even before we leave the parking lot, someone has spotted a snake. Luke, eleven years old and the youngest student in our class, had been looking through …
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