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Oct 18, 2018North Cascades Institute

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Happy winter solstice, tomorrow! ❄️ The winte

Happy winter solstice, tomorrow!

❄️ The winter solstice will occur tomorrow December 21 at 1:20AM Pacific time

❄️ During winter in the Northern hemisphere the North Pole is tilted away from the Sun, resulting in fewer daylight hours.

❄️ The winter solstice occurs at the point when the Earth’s tilt away from the sun is at its maximum and the Sun is lowest in the sky, thus giving us the shortest day and the longest night of the year.

❄️ In the Northern hemisphere places like Seattle will have less than 9 hours of daylight.

❄️ The winter solstice is one of the oldest winter celebrations. Ancient people celebrated the winter solstice in a variety of ways, including lighting of Yule logs, offering gifts and decorating with greenery.

❄️ With the fewest hours of daylight and the official start of winter and end of fall, the winter solstice probably won’t be winning favorite day of the year, but each day that passes from here on out will have just a few more minutes of sunlight. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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What are you looking forward to with longer days on the horizon?
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📸: @mattj.pnw

We want to thank two of our retail vendors - Conce

We want to thank two of our retail vendors - Concept 360 and Eagle River Designs - who contribute a percentage of their proceeds to support our work!

🎁 This holiday season, shop for a cause by purchasing items from our online store and feel good knowing that your purchases will benefit youth environmental education. Visit ncascades.org/shop today!

If your company is interested in becoming a corporate partner or sponsor, please contact our grants manager at grants@ncascades.org.

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Did you know the North Cascades has the highest co $Did you know the North Cascades has the highest concentration of glaciers in the lower 48 states? 🧊 Glaciers in the North Cascades take a significant amount of effort to be reached as they are located in rugged and remote mountainous terrain. 🧊 Glaciers are a sight to behold due to their beauty, inaccessibility and history they hold, but more importantly they store water. Lots of water. 🧊 They are natural reservoirs and provide 25% of the North Cascade regions total summer water supply. During the dry months of June-September North Cascade glaciers release approximately 230 billion gallons of water each year. That water is used for irrigation, salmon fisheries, power generation and recreation. 🧊 The beautiful turquoise color of Diablo Lake is made by glaciers. Their immense weight grinding on rock as they melt, depositing small silt sized particles of rock or glacial flour into the lake. Those particles are suspended in the water and refract sunlight giving the lake its iconic color. 🧊 Climate change effects glaciers. They are retreating and becoming smaller. There are fewer glaciers in the North Cascades compared to 40 years ago. There are many people who make it their life’s work to study and inform the public about glaciers and their importance. The more you know, the more can be done to protect glaciers and educate people about their significance. Have you seen a glacier in the North Cascades? How would you describe it in one word? 📍Ancestral lands of the Nlaka’pamux, Nooksack & Coast Salish people 📸: @lostinwashington$

Have you heard?! People all across our community a

Have you heard?! People all across our community are Choosing Nature...
😌 for Health & Wellness
🌏 for People & Our Planet
🫶🏽 as a Bridge that Unites Us

Join the movement by making a gift today at ncascades.org/donate

With your generous support, we can continue to inspire environmental stewardship through transformative learning experiences in nature!

#donate #support #giveback

River of Colors 🌄 Can Mondays feel a bit fogg

River of Colors 🌄

Can Mondays feel a bit foggy for you?

Looks like they can for Mother Nature too. Here’s morning fog sweeping in and out above the Skagit Valley.

📸: @pnwwheels

Do you think seasons have their own sounds?

❄️ Winter’s blanketed landscapes bring sounds of silence, the crunch of snow and the crack of ice under your feet, the howling of cold wind...⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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❄️ Heading outside this weekend, take a few minutes to listen to the seasons. What do you hear? What sounds do you associate with winter?

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Wilderness First Responder (WFR) certification is

Wilderness First Responder (WFR) certification is the gold standard for first aid training among industry professionals & outdoor enthusiasts. Whether you work or play in remote wilderness settings, this course can help you and your crew stay safer and go farther.

⚕️February 5-9, 2025, the trusted experts at Backcountry Medical Guides will deliver an engaging week-long learning experience to help you complete your WFR certification while you enjoy a comfortable stay at the Environmental Learning Center, including lodging, meals & easy access to North Cascades National Park.

Get all the details & register today at https://www.backcountrymedicalguides.org/wilderness-first-responder-courses/north-cascades-institute

#wildernessfirstresponder #wfr #northcascadesinstitute

📸 no. 1 : Scott McGuire
📸 no. 2-4 : North Cascades Institute

Happy International Mountain Day! International Mo

Happy International Mountain Day! International Mountain Day, creates awareness about the importance of mountains to life, highlights the opportunities and constraints in mountain development and builds alliances that will bring positive change to mountain peoples and environments around the world.

This year’s theme focuses on the capacity and needs of its people through solutions for a sustainable future focusing on innovation, adaptation and youth.

🏔️ As we in the North Cascades know, mountains are places we should treasure. Mountains host about half of the world's biodiversity hotspots and 15% of the world’s population.

🏔️ Did you know, of the 20 plant species that supply 80% of the world's food, six originated and have been diversified in mountains: maize, potatoes, barley, sorghum, tomatoes, and apples.

🏔️ Mountains provide freshwater for everyday life to half of humanity, helping to sustain argiculture and supply clean energy. As the climate continues to warm mountain glaciers melt affecting freshwater supplies downstream & people.

🏔️ Glaciers in the North Cascades contribute about 6-12% of the summer streamflow on the Skagit River. Over the last century, glacier in the North Cascades have declined about 53%.

🥳🎉 There’s still much to celebrate! Celebrate the scientists, people, and organizations working on solutions and advocating for change in their local communities.

How will you celebrate International Mountain Day?

📍Ancestral homelands of the Nlaka’pamux, Nooksack & Coast Salish people
📸: @steresi

🎁 TOMORROW is the last day to shop our online s

🎁 TOMORROW is the last day to shop our online store for delivery by Christmas! Visit ncascades.org/shop for a unique selection of books, games, art & more!

🌲 Or give the gift of time outdoors with a program gift certificate to North Cascades Institute, redeemable for Base Camp stays, summer Family Getaways, field excursions & online classes.

#giftguide #northcascadesinstitute #getoutside

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