Welcoming the falling rain
The rain, at first, came sweet and softly as if to tease, as if to taunt me. Light moisture perched upon my shoulder gave subtle call to …
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The rain, at first, came sweet and softly as if to tease, as if to taunt me. Light moisture perched upon my shoulder gave subtle call to …
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On October 24th 2009 communities around the world are taking a day to mobilize citizens and create a movement to stop the climate crisis. Locally, North Cascades …
Read More of International Day of Climate Action, October 24th 2009
The morning of September 27th was one of those mornings that you wake up, look out the window and know instantly that there is nothing keepin’ you …
Read More of Blitzing Trapper
By now, the wind chill has reached the low 20s. A crisp, fall breeze pierces my cheeks and sinks deeply into my exposed fingertips. It is finally …
Read More of Sharing the season on Sourdough
When we arranged to have novelist Jim Lynch appear at the Learning Center to be a Sourdough Speaker a year ago, our timing couldn’t have been better …
Read More of Jim Lynch at Learning Center, Oct. 10-11; win a copy of his new novel "Border Songs"
Over the second weekend in September, 12 photographers joined me (Benj Drummond) at the Learning Center for a weekend seminar on digital photography. We enjoyed clear sunny …
Read More of Capturing the Cascades
Pioneer Building with 50-million-year old sandstone from Bellingham, specifically from the Chuckanut quarries. Guest post by David Williams (David Williams is leading “Seattle’s Wild Side: Natural History …
Read More of Stories in Stone
We’re extremely excited to welcome Lyanda Lynn Haupt and Martyn Stewart to kick-start our Fall 2009 Sourdough Speaker Series at the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center. Join …
Read More of "Crow Planet" book giveaway!
For the last year I’ve called the North Cascades home. It was home because I was a graduate student with the North Cascades Institute and for one …
Read More of A farewell to the North Cascades
Will Write for Change: Communication Tools and Techniques for Activists with Bill Dietrich; Eric DePlace; Karen Uffelman; Benjamin Drummond and Sara Steele and North Cascades Institute staff …
Read More of Will Write for Change — $100 off registration special