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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Mountain School @ Home: Composting
Join Mountain School instructor Tanner Johnson at the Confluence Garden on our property in Marblemount for some tips on how to start and maintain a healthy compost …
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The Confluence Garden: A Space For Growing Community
Here at the Confluence Garden we’re gearing up for winter. That means bringing in the irrigation hosing, tucking in the garlic bed with a blanket of straw, …
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The Practice of Presence: Responding to Inner & Outer Landscapes Field Notes and Poems (Part One)
North Cascades Institute hosted a class called Sit, Walk, Write: Nature and the Practice of Presence. Participants began their days with a sitting meditation, followed by writing …
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Classroom in Bloom: Growing the locavores of tomorrow
Hot. Dry. Dusty. A perfect description for the Methow Valley, an area currently in a severe drought. So it was rather surprising then when the new graduate …
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