September 2020 Photo Round-Up!
This last September, Institute staff put the final touches on one season and welcomed another by taking summer’s last road trips, harvesting in backyard gardens, and of …
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August 2020 Photo Round-Up!
Adventure Crew! Institute staff logged many miles on trails all around the North Cascades this month, with the dusty boots and sunburned ears to prove it. This …
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July 2020 Photo Round-Up!
The Faces of North Cascades Institute July completed our fifth month of being dispersed from the Institute’s downvalley office and upriver Environmental Learning Center. While we’ve become …
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June 2020 Photo Round-up!
This month’s call for photos was met with an enthusiastic response from Institute staff, sharing ample evidence that this group knows how to work hard and play …
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Recreating responsibly as lands reopen
As parks, trails, and beaches begin to reopen, it can be confusing to navigate this “new normal” in terms of how to recreate responsibly. The new #RecreateResponsibly …
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Area high schoolers immersed in North Cascades
By Kimberly Cauvel for the Skagit Valley Herald originally published August 10, 2019 Between stints of fear, self-doubt and even physical pain at times, a group of …
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June 2019 Photo Round Up!
Summer is officially here, schools out, and it’s time to get to the mountains! We’re all ready for a busy season full of programs like Family Getaways, Base …
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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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Walking Washington's History
“Located in the most remote corner of the continental United States, hunkered below a wilderness cascading down from the mountains, early Bellingham… had ambition,” writes historian Judy …
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Our 10 Favorite Things To Do in the North Cascades
1. Canoe the Skagit River The Skagit is one of the great rivers of the west, supplying nearly 40 percent of the fresh water and wild salmon …
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