We were very excited to have Cliff Mass as one of our instructors for the 2010 Northwest Naturalists Retreat, and then thrilled when he posted a piece …
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Northwest Cheapsleeps, the popular blog about “favorite places for budget travelers,” recently visited the Learning Center for our Base Camp program. Here is a report on their …
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Does Justin go around mumbling about amphibians? Brandi about mycorrhizal fungi? Martine about the medicinal uses of Oregon grape? Natural history projects are the last big curricular …
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Summer has finally arrived at the Environmental Learning Center! Diablo Lake has regained its characteristic green color, peregrine falcon fledglings are learning to hunt near the dam, …
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Watercolors and wildlife: North Cascades Institute courses offer arts and outdoors By SHANNON DININNY The Associated Press DIABLO, Wash. For their 10th wedding anniversary, Kori Crane’s husband …
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As spring slowly transitions to summer in North Cascades National Park, reminders of the adventures that await North Cascades Wild (NC Wild) participants are everywhere in the …
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All over Washington, the earth is reawakening. Can you see it? In a period of only a few weeks, spring has come – a monumental paintbrush caressing …
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Do you know anyone who is seeking a graduate program in Environmental Education? North Cascades Institute is seeking qualified applicants for our Master of Education residency program.
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Harbinger—a presage, a foreshadow, to announce. Something that precedes and indicates the approach of something. We all experience the wildness of the North Cascades differently. Each of …
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March 18th marked the end of a journey, and the beginning of a new. Celebrating the lovely ladies of Cohort 8—“C8â€â€”the graduation of the Masters of Education …
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