Those who have been paying attention to the outside world over the past few weeks have likely noticed a seasonal shift occurring in the Northern Hemisphere. Warmer …
Read More of Seven Signs that Spring is Springing in the North Cascades!
Breathtaking views of snow-white peaks, brisk mountain air kissing your face, and the gentle swishing of skis through fresh powder under your feet. Perhaps you cross the …
Read More of Splendor and Solitude: Winter on the North Cascades Highway
Every Sunday I will be posting photos collected from various NCI graduate students and staff. Please enjoy this glimpse into our everyday lives here in the North Cascades.
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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 …
Read More of Where the Powerlines Start
Whoa! Wha….?! Sometimes one’s path is rerouted as they are traveling upon it. Or so it can seem. It was early January, and we graduate students had …
Read More of The Skagit River Permanent Restoration Project
If you drive on State Route 20 between Sedro-Woolley and Concrete, you can participate in citizen science without even leaving your car. Researchers at Western Washington University …
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A small avalanche across Highway 20 just east of Newhalem at milepost 121 had residents of the Environmental Learning Center stuck at home Monday morning through Thursday …
Read More of The Snow and The Shining
Here in Western Washington many of us wait in anticipation for the coming of spring. Indications of this seasonal change are different for different people. For some …
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