A Phenology Fix
By Sasha Savoian, part of the Institute’s 15th Graduate Cohort. The shifting of seasons. Temperature begins to rise as the arch of the sun lifts. Winds push …
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By Sasha Savoian, part of the Institute’s 15th Graduate Cohort. The shifting of seasons. Temperature begins to rise as the arch of the sun lifts. Winds push …
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By Hannah Newell, a M.Ed. Graduate student of the Institute’s 15th Cohort Pacific Wren This avian is a year round resident in our coniferous forests but to me …
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North Cascades Institute hosted a class called Sit, Walk, Write: Nature and the Practice of Presence. Participants began their days with a sitting meditation, followed by writing …
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I’m fortunate to get to review books for various regional publications, most often in the Cascadia Weekly. I get the privilege and pleasure of being sent many …
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As part of our “Nature in Writing” series, John Marzluff reads from Welcome to Subirdia: Sharing Our Neighborhoods with Wrens, Robins, Woodpeckers, and Other Wildlife, Friday, April 3rd, …
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As part of our “Nature in Writing” series, John Marzluff reads from Welcome to Subirdia: Sharing Our Neighborhoods with Wrens, Robins, Woodpeckers, and Other Wildlife, Friday, April 3rd, …
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In the middle of May, I moved halfway across the country, to a state I’d never been to, to play at a wetland with five- and six-year-olds.
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By Maria Mudd Ruth Maria Mudd Ruth presents from her book Rare Bird: Pursuing the Mystery of the Marbled Murrelet at Village Books in Bellingham at 4 pm …
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Upcoming events: North Cascades Institute’s Birds of Bellingham Bay outing on the Snow Goose; Oct. 5, 8 am-5 pm, $125. Info and registration at ncascades.org or (360) 854-2599 …
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I decided to start my summer break right away. Three days after moving back to Bellingham from the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center, I was on an …
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