The Skagit River Watershed’s Geologic Evolution
By Dr. Jon Riedel The Skagit River is the heart and soul of the North Cascades. It is by far the largest watershed in the southern arms …
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July 2019 Photo Round Up!
Summer is well underway, though it is a bit cooler in Cascadia than we’ve gotten used to in recent years — no complaints, we’re enjoying the clean air …
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Glacial Mud and Deadly Landslides: A Legacy of Glaciation in Western Washington
It was a rainy morning on a cold, October day when I developed a new lens for reading the landscape of western Washington. I embarked from the …
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Fire and Ice: How Lava and Glaciers Formed Mount Baker
This Naturalist Note is written by graduate student Marissa Bluestein, as part of the Fall Natural History Project In North Cascades Institute’s M.Ed. Residency coursework. You can …
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A Natural and Cultural History Guide to the Blue House
By Angela Burlile, graduate student in the Institute’s 16th cohort. During our Place-Based Learning in the North Cascades course this past summer, I discovered the power of …
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Listening to Coyote
By Emily Ford, part of the Institute’s 15th Graduate Cohort. After a rainy and dark winter, I’ve started to recognize the North Cascades as I remember them …
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Jon Riedel: Glacier Geologist
What do you do if you are a young midwestern college graduate with a degree in geology and a yearning for adventure, wilderness and outdoor work in …
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The Last Days in the Rain Shadow
The weight of a winter storm has whisked away the opportunity to further my exploration of the Methow Valley for another season. The fragile thread of concrete …
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The Long View: Geology, John McPhee and me
Graduate student Jacob Belsher writes a natural history book review on John McPhee’s Basin and Range According to James Hutton, a Scottish geologist working in the late …
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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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