May 2020 Photo Round Up!
While questions swirl around the phases of re-opening, fingers are crossed for summer adventures and the return of Fall programming. Navigating so many unknowns is a stressor …
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Cascadian Fungi: Delightful and Deadly
As we are summoned out of summer’s euphoria by crisper breezes and calming drizzles we begin to notice a change in the cast of characters acting out …
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The Social Lives of Trees: Part 3 Underground Partnerships
By Emma Ewert, graduate student in the Institute’s 15th cohort. Take a look at part one and part two of her series on the social lives of trees! While …
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The Social Lives of Trees: Part 2 Mycorrhizal Fungi
By Emma Ewert, graduate student in the Institute’s 15th cohort. Take a look at part one of her series on the social lives of trees! It is …
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The Social Lives of Trees: Part 1
By Emma Ewert, graduate student in the Institute’s 15th cohort. I have always found trees comforting and familiar. Playing in the dense woods surrounding my childhood home, …
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A-Hunting for the Details
Today I went on a hike looking for wildflowers. I failed, miserably. But this was accounted for in the strategic plan, a given before I’d even cinched …
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A Naturalist's Weekend: Exploring Fungi, Fire and Beetles
After several weeks of preparing for and teaching fall Mountain School, graduate students of Cohort 10 momentarily stepped away from their roles as instructors and transitioned back …
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Hints of Autumn: Welcoming a New Season in the North Cascades
Each season brings its own unique changes that are often welcomed when the time comes. Although I’m never ready for summer to end, and often in denial …
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