Reflections on North Cascades Wild
By CJ Goulding Who are you? What makes you unique? What have you learned about the effects of stewardship? What has your experience on this trip taught …
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Wild Adventures on wild lakes
North Cascades Wild has the power to transform lives. As a trip leader, North Cascades Wild is equally transformative for me as it is for the students …
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Tuition Free High School Opportunities in the North Cascades
North Cascades Institute is pleased to announce Summer 2012 Applications are available online for high school students interested in the Cascades Climate Challenge or North Cascades Wild programs. Both programs are …
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The Pacific Crest Trailside Reader
Pacific Crest Trailside Reader series Co-Editor Rees Hughes will be doing a reading from his new book Saturday, November 12 beginning at 7 p.m. at Village Books in …
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From the Learning Center to Bellingham: A Grad's Transition Back to the 'Real World'
I knew that when I moved to North Cascades Institute’s Environmental Learning Center to begin the residency portion of my Masters in Environmental Education degree, it was …
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Captain Gerry Cook's message of hope
Sunday August 21st was the last Mule trip for the 2011 season of North Cascades Wild. The Mule was buzzing with the noise of old and new …
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Cascades Climate Challenge Leaders: Coming to a community near you
Sixteen high school students hailing from Oregon and Washington arrived in the North Cascades on June 26th to begin an unforgettable adventure. These young leaders came to …
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The end of summer on Ross Lake
The final North Cascades Wild trips of the 2010 summer embarked on their Ross Lake adventures during the middle of August. A total of eighteen students from …
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Sahale Stars
By Jack McLeod, guest blogger I recently took the Spirit of Place writing workshop at the Learning Center with Nick O’Conell. Here’s my story from that workshop …
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Coming full circle in the North Cascades
This is a time of transition. The warm summer season is changing as rapidly into a drenching autumn as is my progression from the residency with North …
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