Forest Walking
We here in Cascadia know the forests that surround us are many things: places of refuge and play; home to countless critters that crawl, climb, slither and …
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The Art of Rambling
I’ve been reading a lot of books about walking lately: rambling through pages that recount long saunters across lands familiar and foreign. The curriculum is reminding me …
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Mountain School Recommends: Books and Poetry
With the Spring closure of our Environmental Learning Center, our Mountain School Instructors are at home spending time in their local outdoor communities. During this time, they …
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Walking Washington’s History: Bellingham
“Located in the most remote corner of the continental United States, hunkered below a wilderness cascading down from the mountains, early Bellingham… had ambition,” writes historian Judy …
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“Natural History of the Pacific Northwest Mountains” reviewed
Many years ago, sitting in a subalpine meadow below Slate Peak in the North Cascades, Art Kruckeberg told me “a naturalist is an ecologist in short pants.” …
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Interview with Birds of the West Author Molly Hashimoto
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 …
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Walking Washington's History
“Located in the most remote corner of the continental United States, hunkered below a wilderness cascading down from the mountains, early Bellingham… had ambition,” writes historian Judy …
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Favorite Nature Art & Photo Books of 2015
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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"Too High and Too Steep": David Williams' new book on reshaping Seattle
Guest post by David B. Williams Williams’ reads from his new book Too High and Too Steep: Reshaping Seattle’s Topography at Village Books in Bellingham on September 16 …
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Northwest Bookshelf: Ozette, Orcas and Ancient Places
Ancient Places: People and Landscape in the Emerging Northwest Jack Nisbet (Sasquatch Books) Spokane-based writer Jack Nisbet is a treasure for anyone interested in the ways natural …
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