If you know anything about Gary Snyder, then you can understand why we here at North Cascades Institute are incredibly excited about his forthcoming visit to Seattle …
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Here in Western Washington many of us wait in anticipation for the coming of spring. Indications of this seasonal change are different for different people. For some …
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“That’s a cougar!” Well, maybe…We saw a brown blur slink over the crest of the island. Whatever it was, this was a big, brown mammal. One might …
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Though we haven’t coerced him in to a Sourdough Speaker Series presentation — we’re working on it! — Skagit Valley scribe Tom Robbins is definitely a part …
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Spring Mountain School is so fun! Middle school through high school students get to study forest carnivores, learn about and explore habitat around the learning center and …
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Unbelievable! So many plants are pushing their way out of the ground. Just a quick glimpse at what is rapidly unfurling and flowering around the learning center.
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Friday, April 17th I tagged along with Amy Brown and Orlando Garcia, assisting with the Kulshan Creek Neighborhood Program. With the arrival of spring and the return …
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Prys, draws, sculling, sweeps, posts and something called the Duffek, no these are not different ways to rid yourself of mosquitoes, they are just some of the …
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Recently I have been experimenting with new outdoor activities. Well, new to me. Over spring break Ian and I spent four days hiking along the Olympic Coast, …
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All around the learning center spring is in the air. Birds are chirping, blossoms blooming, mosquitoes buzzing. It’s a glorious change from the blanket of snow that …
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