I knew that when I moved to North Cascades Institute’s Environmental Learning Center to begin the residency portion of my Masters in Environmental Education degree, it was …
Read More of From the Learning Center to Bellingham: A Grad's Transition Back to the 'Real World'
Lily the black bear and her two cubs stop by for a visit. They’re seen almost every day! Photo by John Harter The summer has been whizzing …
Read More of Leaving the Learning Center: A graduate student reflects back
In cultures around the world, oral tradition plays an important role in teaching people about the world around them. Through storytelling, elders can warn listeners of potential …
Read More of A meeting of minds, a sharing of ideas
by Bill Dietrich I’ve led a double life, writing about Nazis, pirates, and Napoleonic generals in my fiction but drawing on my newspaper experience to teach environmental …
Read More of Green Fire: A History of Huxley College
Back row, left to right: Jacob Belsher, Elise Ehrheart, Sarah Bernstein, Mollie Behn, Susan Brown, Katie Tozier, Kiira Heymann, Erin Soper, Ashley Kvitek, Alex Patia. Front row, …
Read More of Exploring the Upper Skagit
At the beginning of the M.Ed. residency, every graduate student writes down several goals. These personal goals are for both our teaching practicum as well as for …
Read More of Full Moon Rising
Despite the fact it seems like we just said goodbye to the final fall Mountain School group only a few weeks ago, the spring season is fast approaching. Staff …
Read More of Finding Our Inner Child
After a month without snowfall and bare ground at the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center, it appeared our snow days had ended for the winter season and …
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When you bring 40 environmental educators together to share stories, songs, ideas, and experiences, the outcome can be amazing. On January 15th, instructors from IslandWood, Wilderness Awareness …
Read More of Remembering the Small Things
The sheer power of water was apparent in the North Cascades this last weekend after a recent Pineapple Express hit the Northwest. Warming temperatures combined with a …
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