Reflections on the Parks Climate Challenge program
By Heather McPherson The year was 2009, I was a sophomore in high school, and I had no idea I was about to embark on a series …
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Youth Leadership Adventures 2013: new video!
North Cascades Institute is excited to announce our brand-new Youth Leadership Adventures program for motivated students ages 14-18 in Washington and Oregon. Youth Leadership Adventures combines two …
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Learning to Love in the North Cascades
Heather Ellis is a future student of Social Work, currently on hiatus from school to work, take care of family, improve her photography, and give herself time for self-reflection …
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Kitchen Gratitude: Another Year in the Foodshed
Above two photos: (top) Sous Chef Mike Cuseo gets some help trying out a crazy ides: Oyster (mushrooms) on the Half-shell. (bottom) After the oven… Photos by Kacey …
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Youth Leaders Come Together at North Cascades Institute
Over Veteran’s Day weekend 63 students participated in the third annual Youth Leadership Conference, held at the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center. This year, the …
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Congratulations Jon Riedel!
North Cascades Institute heartily congratulates our friend Dr. Jon Riedel of North Cascades National Park. Last week, National Park Service Pacific West Regional Director Chris Lehnertz announced the …
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Hope is a barge of people on Ross Lake
Twelve mismatched teenagers have just come off of their hardest life challenge — climbing Desolation Peak. Author Jack Kerouac made this summit in the North Cascade Range …
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Cascades Climate Challenge: A Recipe for Love
What do you get when you mix 38 high-school students in two 20-day programs in a wildly beautiful place with early morning wake-up calls surrounded by snowcapped …
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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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Recounting the 2nd Annual Youth Leadership Conference
Psychologist Warren G. Bennis once said, “Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.” Sixty-three high school and college students and fourteen conservation organizations did just …
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