Spring 2022 Photo Round-Up!
Where did the time go?? Spring flew by, but not so fast that Institute staffers couldn’t document the very best of how we work, learn, and play …
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Area high schoolers immersed in North Cascades
By Kimberly Cauvel for the Skagit Valley Herald originally published August 10, 2019 Between stints of fear, self-doubt and even physical pain at times, a group of …
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June 2019 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 …
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March 2019 Photo Round Up!
We are all connected by our common understanding of the calls filling the night at the start of Spring. It is the wordless voice of longing that …
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January 2019 Photo Round-Up!
Each year, after the mid-winter blizzards comes a night of thaw where the tinkle of dripping water is heard on the land. It brings strange stirrings, not …
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The Ross Lake Rockers: A Youth Leadership Adventures field report
“This trip showed me what it means to be a strong woman.” These are the remarkable words of one participant of Youth Leadership Adventures Outdoor Leadership, an …
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Place-based Learning Course: Paddling the Skagit River
In August, my cohort and I began our 7-quarter educational journey of earning our Master of Education degree. We are the 17th Cohort of students in the …
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Our 10 Favorite Things To Do in the North Cascades
1. Canoe the Skagit River The Skagit is one of the great rivers of the west, supplying nearly 40 percent of the fresh water and wild salmon …
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Snapshots of Paddling on the Skagit
While the Broncos and the Panthers were playing the biggest football game of the year, almost two dozen of us living in the upper Skagit valley traveled …
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A Recipe for the Future: A visitor reflects on Youth Leadership Adventures
By Sioux Towner I had the privilege to witness, for the second year running, Youth Leadership Adventures in action. North Cascade Institute really knows how to navigate …
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