Youth come together for community climate solutions
The world is changing around us and I want to do my part to help and make a positive impact. — 2021 YEP! Participant, grade 10 The …
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Youth Ambassadors Trip Report: Old Growth Forest and Salmon
The Youth Leadership Ambassadors program is an extension of our Youth Leadership Adventures summer program. The goal of the program is to further develop leadership and outdoor skills, facilitate service and …
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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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Snow School 2016: Experiential Education on Mt. Baker
On a rainy Friday morning in Bellingham, eight environmental educators cram tightly into a van fully equipped in winter gear. The van’s destination—Mt. Baker Ski Area. Rain …
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Cascade High School's Carnivore Curriculum
While the majority of our Mountain School sessions focus on the Ecosystems Exploration curriculum, geared towards fifth graders, the grads and naturalists at the Environmental Learning Center …
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Reflection and Action: the 2014 North Cascades Youth Leadership Conference
by Kelly Sleight, Graduate Student and YLC Planning Team member The sun appeared on November 7th for the first time in weeks to greet the leaders arriving …
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Youth Leaders Take on the World in the North Cascades
By Emily Petrovski On a non-surprisingly gorgeous North Cascades day, donors and North Cascades Institute staff ventured out onto Ross Lake to visit Youth Leadership Adventures (YLA) …
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Preparing for Summer in the Backcountry
Ed. note: Youth Leadership Adventures started their first session last Thursday, June 19. But instructors have been zipping around the Environmental Learning Center for the past two …
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Youth Leadership Adventures 2014: now accepting applications
North Cascades Institute is excited to announce that Youth Leadership Adventures are now accepting applications for Summer 2014. This transformative program features a range of summer adventures …
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New Tracks at the Environmental Learning Center: Winter Mountain School
Middle school students from Lopez Middle School sit excitedly on the wooden benches of the amphitheater for Mountain School orientation. Mittens and gloves fly into the air …
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