We’re offering several guided birding adventures in the North Cascades, on the Salish Sea, and online this season to take you where the action is and help …
Read More of Discover Birds of the PNW with North Cascades Institute
December and January are always months of reflection—pondering the year past and dreaming of the year ahead. With so much to preoccupy us while crossing the bumpy …
Read More of Dec 2020-Jan 2021 Photo Round-up!
Summer is officially here, schools out, and it’s time to get to the mountains! We’re all ready for a busy season full of programs like Family Getaways, Base …
Read More of June 2019 Photo Round Up!
Spring is a special time of year in the Northwest. The warming weather and fresh signs of life stirs us out of our winter doldrums and beckons …
Read More of Interview with Birds of the West Author Molly Hashimoto
This Naturalist Note was written by graduate student Brendan McGarry as part of the Fall Natural History Project in North Cascades Institute’s M.Ed. Residency coursework. You can view more student’s work here. It …
Read More of The Forest Engineers: Woodpeckers and their Role in Healthy Forests
By Dan Dubie, graduate student in the Institute’s 16th cohort. The story of bird migration encompasses the whole world and the incredible journeys that take part on …
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January can be warm on the lower Skagit and this late January Saturday was no exception. As Becky Moore, Alexei Desmarais and I arrived at the Howard …
Read More of Time Along the Skagit: Eagle Watching With Kulshan Creek Neighborhood Youth Program and Latino Outdoors
At the Institute, the graduate students of the 15th cohort (C15) have been hard at work this past year teaching Mountain School, assisting in adult programs and visiting …
Read More of Springing into Learning: Graduate Spring Natural History Retreat
By Rob Rich I came to the Pacific Northwest for many reasons, but one of them was, well, for the birds. Were those harlequin ducks for real? …
Read More of Shooting Stars: Nighttime Photography, Wildflowers and More (a preview of 2016!)
North Cascades Institute is excited to announce new Winter and Spring Field Excursions just posted to our website and open for registration: Dec 6: Salmon and Eagles of …
Read More of 2015 Classes & Family Getaways, Holiday Gift Certificates
