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Escuela de Montaña en Casa Lección 17: Paisajes interiores y exteriores
Mountain School @ Home Lesson 17: Inner & Outer Landscapes
Mystery Skulls with Alexa – Introduction
Happy National Poetry Month – enjoy Poetry from the Porch videos
Youth for the Environment and People? YEP!

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We've been spotting some peculiar signs around cam

We've been spotting some peculiar signs around campus the past few weeks. Swipe to see the potential culprit!

Did you know black bears often scratch trees to mark their territory? And that they often flip over rocks in their search for insect snacks? So neat!

What is your favorite black bear sign?

Check out nps.org/noca for bear encounter tips, including reminders to:
🐻 Avoid startling bears
🐻 Make noise while hiking & hike in groups
🐻 Keep dogs on-leash (dogs allowed only in the recreation area)
🐻 Remain calm
🐻 Do not run
🐻 Do not feed wildlife
🐻 Fill out a bear sighting form afterwards!

📍Ancestral homelands of the Upper Skagit, Nlaka’pamux, Sauk-Suiattle & Swinomish peoples

Spots (and scholarships!) are still available for

Spots (and scholarships!) are still available for all 3 sessions of Youth Leadership Adventures. These backpacking and canoe-camping adventures are for motivated 9th-12th grade students seeking a fun and challenging summer adventure in the North Cascades!

🌲8 & 12-day field courses in North Cascades National Park and Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, designed to connect students to the natural world while engaging in conversation about climate change and climate solutions.

🌲Participants will canoe, backpack, camp, and complete stewardship projects while discovering their unique leadership strengths, building an inclusive community with peers, and identifying pathways to a hopeful and sustainable future.

🌲No prior outdoor experience needed. Gear, food, and transportation from Skagit and Whatcom counties are provided.

Learn more and apply at www.ncascades.org/youth.

👀And be sure to check out @youth_leadership_adventures for program highlights.

📍Ancestral home lands of the Upper Skagit, Nlaka’pamux, Sauk-Suiattle & Swinomish peoples

Black researchers activists, inventors & naturalis

Black researchers activists, inventors & naturalists in STEM: Roger Arliner Young⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Roger Arliner Young received her bachelors degree in 1923 from Howard University. She went on to enroll at the University of Chicago and earn a masters degree in 1926. Her paper “On the Excretory Apparatus in Paramecium” was published in Science making her the first black woman to be published in the journal.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Young completed her PhD in Zoology in 1940 from the University of Pennsylvania at the age of 41 and went on to become the Head of the Biology Department at Shaw University and increasingly advocated for workers rights and racial equity through the NAACP.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Young pushed herself to accomplish great things, combating sexism, racism and the pressures of academia. Young, a brilliant pioneer in the marine biology field, struggled with oppression and isolation throughout her life. The Roger Arliner Young Fellowship honors her legacy with the goal of increasing diversity in marine biology.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Created by the Thurston ECO Network DEI subcommittee

What do you think of when you hear the word “lan

What do you think of when you hear the word “landscape”? You may think of beautiful mountain scenery, rolling horse pastures, or a zoomed out view of a river valley. In our latest #mountainschoolathome lesson we’ll exercise our creativity and observation skills to explore external and internal landscapes, how they change over time, and how they can be connected.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Go to ncascades.org/ms-at-home to download Lesson 17: Inner & Outer Landscapes in both English and Spanish.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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📸: Alexa Brandt

Birds aren't the only animals that migrate, so do

Birds aren't the only animals that migrate, so do humans. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
@audobanca and @latinooutdoors parterned on, Mapping Migraciones, a year long project celebrating Latindad, migration and the stories that connect us. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The map examines how migratory bird routes and people's migration stories are connected through geography and culture as they each make their way through the Americas.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Check out the interactive map by heading to our stories and swipe up!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Graphic: Alex Tomlinson/Audubon

Applications are open for our SEASONAL COOK positi

Applications are open for our SEASONAL COOK positions! If you or someone you know is interested in being a part of a from-scratch kitchen that uses local & organic ingredients, check out our posting at ncascades.org/careers. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Not to mention this position is located on the shores of Lake Diablo, in the middle of the stunning North Cascades National Park! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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📍Ancestral homelands of the Upper Skagit, Nlaka’pamux, Sauk-Suiattle & Swinomish peoples

Snow camping may be on its way out, but oh what a

Snow camping may be on its way out, but oh what a year it ‘twas. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Snowpack is above-average for much of Washington state, especially in the Cascades. Snowpack can be measured through the depth of water that would result if the snowpack in an area melted instantly - known as the snow water equivalent.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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As of April 4 the North Cascades had a snowpack of 122% of the median between 1981 and 2010.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Did you get out to snow camp this year? What’s your favorite thing about winter camping? 🏔⛺️❄️⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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It’s Spring in the North Cascades! And we’re b

It’s Spring in the North Cascades! And we’re back in the swing of things, hosting Base Camp at our Environmental Learning Center on Diablo Lake. Now booking stays for the weekend of 4/30-5/1, and beyond!

Check dates and learn about our COVID-19 safety precautions at ncascades.org/basecamp.

📍Ancestral homelands of the Upper Skagit, Nłeʔkepmx Tmíxʷ, Swinomish, Syilx Tmix (Okanagan) & Sauk-Suiattle peoples

📸: Learning Center views of Diablo Lake and surrounding peaks from this weekend - Jodi Broughton

Black researchers activists, inventors & naturalis

Black researchers activists, inventors & naturalists in STEM: Robert Bullard⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Robert Bullard is most commonly known as the "father of environmental justice" because of his book Dumping in Dixie, written in the 1990's, which became the first book to articulate the environmental racism experienced by African Americans in the United States.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Bullard first became involved in the fight for environmental justice in 1979 when he served as an expert witness in a first of a kind lawsuit attempting to hold waste companies accountable for the contamination happening in Black and brown neighborhoods. Bullard helped conduct a study for the case entitled, "Solid Waste Sites and the Black Houston Community", which at the time was the only case study of its kind.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Bullard's environmental justice activism in the 90's led him to become one of the planners of the First National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit in 1991. He is a well accomplished author, focusing primarily on the impacts of toxic waste in Black and other marginalized neighborhoods and cities.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Created by the Thurston ECO Network DEI subcommittee

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