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Please join us this Thursday evening for a free on Please join us this Thursday evening for a free online event with award-winning writer Lyanda Lynn Haupt as part of our Nature of Writing speaker series in partnership with @village_books and @ncascades.  Haupt’s highly personal new book, Rooted, is a brilliant invitation to live with the earth in both simple and profound ways—from walking barefoot in the woods and reimagining our relationship with animals and trees, to examining the very language we use to describe and think about nature. She invokes rootedness as a way of being in concert with the wilderness—and wildness—that sustains humans and all of life.    Pre-registration is required at www.ncascades.org/events 📸: KRNelson
Hey, hey, hey, it's the second day of GiveBIG. Whi Hey, hey, hey, it's the second day of GiveBIG. Which fabulous Washington state non profits are you supporting? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We hope you'll consider North Cascades Institute in your giving. Your gift will BE DOUBLED today thanks to generous challenge match donors. What a way to help more kids get outside to access the many benefits of being in nature. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ https://www.givebigwa.org/ncascades
Last Friday, after 4 weeks of clearing work @wsdot Last Friday, after 4 weeks of clearing work @wsdot east side and west side crews met in the middle of SR 20 North Cascades Highway!! And drum roll please, 🥁🥁🥁, opening date is tomorrow Wednesday May 5 at 1pm. How exciting! What are you looking forward to now that the highway will be open? 📸: @wsdot 📍Ancestral homelands of the Nlaka’pamux, Syilx tmix (Okanagan) & Methow people
We're so excited that Give BIG is here! So many wo We're so excited that Give BIG is here! So many wonderful Washington state non profits are participating—please consider supporting one or more of them to further vital work in our communities. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Your gift to North Cascades Institute helps run programs such as Youth Leadership Adventures for teens and Mountain School for 5th graders and other programs designed to give young people equitable access to, learn from, and heal in the natural world. Thank you for making your gift today. https://www.givebigwa.org/ncascades
They might be cold-blooded, but that doesn’t mak They might be cold-blooded, but that doesn’t make them unloveable! 🐍🦎🐢🐸😍 Please join us this Wednesday evening for a virtual event hosted by WDFW Biologist Scott Fitkin regarding the herptiles of Methow Valley! This online course will focus on reptile and amphibian identification as well as species adaptations and fun facts!  The cost to attend is only $15! Please register by calling 360-854-2599!
Monday mountain trivia!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Monday mountain trivia!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🏔 I am located on the ancestral lands of the Nlaka’pamux, Upper Skagit, Sauk-Suaittle and Swinomish people⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🏔 My shape might remind you of ancient Egypt, but you can view me in all my glory right from the shores of Diablo lake at the Environmental Learning Center ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🏔 I was carved by glaciers which resulted in the U shape valley that now is the Skagit Valley ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🏔 I’m 7,182 feet tall and if you like sending it and sufferfests you can climb me and my surrounding peaks by easily accessing my approach trail right off of highway 20⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Who am I?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 📸: @soyspinozista
There are so many reasons to go outside. And so ma There are so many reasons to go outside. And so many benefits of time spent in nature. What are some of yours? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We are looking forward to providing more ways for young people to have shared experiences in nature with your support during Give BIG this spring. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ https://www.givebigwa.org/ncascades⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If you make a donation during the statewide Give BIG days May 4-5, your gift will be matched dollar for dollar by generous challenge match donors. Thank you so much!
The waterfall at the end of the Sourdough Creek Tr The waterfall at the end of the Sourdough Creek Trail, near our campus, is a-flowin'! It is exciting to witness so many waterfalls (cascades) reawaken as we move into spring, helping the park live up to its name. 📍Ancestral homelands of the Upper Skagit, Nlaka’pamux, Sauk-Suiattle & Swinomish peoples
Hey High Schoolers! We still have spaces (and scho Hey High Schoolers! We still have spaces (and scholarships!) available for Summer 2021 @youth_leadership_adventures backpacking and canoe-camping trips in the North Cascades! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🌲Field courses for 9th-12th grade students in North Cascades National Park and Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, designed to connect students to the natural world while talking 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.
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