A Look Back At Our Summer in the North Cascades
It seems a little strange to write about summer as we step into winter but there has to be a start to every story and the story …
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Seasons In The Skagit: Fall
Fall Hello everyone! We are moving towards the end of fall and the beginning of winter in the Skagit Valley. The leaves are falling from the trees …
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An exploration into science and art
By Holli Watne, graduate student in the Institute’s 15th Cohort. I have a deep love for entomology and artistic exploration. Until recently, I viewed these two pleasures …
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Ecosystem Engineers: A beaver curriculum
By Hannah Newell, graduate student in the Institute’s 15th cohort. A person’s perspective on the beaver is malleable. Some believe they are pests that need to be …
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Where the Powerlines Start
Bumper to bumper traffic on I-5 provides the perfect thinking spot. Usually this is the place where my mind starts to wonder things like “Why does traffic …
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Finding Freedom in the North Cascades
By Aly Gourd, member of the Institute’s 15th Graduate Cohort. As graduate students and adventurers in the North Cascades, we take risks. We take risks in living where …
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Graduate Winter Natural History Retreat: Class in the snow!
As the snow is melting and Spring is is coming in full force, winter’s grasp is quickly fleeting from our minds. It’s hard to imagine that just …
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Glacial Ice Worms: Ancient Story Tellers
By Gavin Willis, graduate student in the institute’s 14th cohort. So much of natural history is about storytelling. Whether it is telling about the budding of Indian Plum …
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Natural Notes on the Pacific Wren and Saw Whet Owl
By Hannah Newell, a M.Ed. Graduate student of the Institute’s 15th Cohort Pacific Wren This avian is a year round resident in our coniferous forests but to me …
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Wilderness Awareness School and Islandwood: Graduate Exchange Weekend
The North Cascades Institute has a Graduate Residency program where Western Washington University students live and learn at the Environmental Learning Center located near Diablo, Washington for …
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