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Mountain School at Home “ACHOTUS” Ep3: Lucinda Davis

Mountain School at Home “ACHOTUS” Ep3: Lucinda Davis

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The last weekend of winter approaches. Who’s ready

The last weekend of winter approaches. Who’s ready for Spring?! 🙋🏻‍♀️

📸: @mikereidphotography

2026 marks 40 years of North Cascades Institute co

2026 marks 40 years of North Cascades Institute connecting people, nature, and community in the Pacific Northwest.

What began as a vision for place-based learning in the North Cascades has grown into a vibrant community of students, educators, naturalists, partners, and supporters—all rooted in a shared love for this landscape.

Throughout the year we’ll be sharing stories, memories, and milestones from across the decades as we celebrate our deep roots and look ahead to what comes next. We are also hosting several Anniversary Moments where we can gather together to reflect and celebrate in Bellingham, Seattle, the Skagit Valley and at the Environmental Learning Center.

We hope you’ll join us as we celebrate 40 years—and grow forward together.

Learn more by exploring the anniversary page at ncasades.org/40

Spring is less than two weeks away, actually 11 da

Spring is less than two weeks away, actually 11 days, but who’s counting! While it is still very much winter up in the high elevations as we move toward seasonal transitions we can start daydreaming about alpine lake season, hiking to summits and wildflowers.

What are you looking forward to as Spring approaches?

📸: @brandy___marie (not current conditions)

WE ARE HIRING Seasonal Program Instructors! Do y

WE ARE HIRING Seasonal Program Instructors!

Do you want to ...
... work inside one of the wildest national parks in the country surrounded by old-growth forests, trails, peaks, lakes, and the mighty Skagit River?
... engage people of all ages in a wide variety of environmental education settings, topics and programs?
... collaborate with a team of coworkers dedicated to environmental awareness, connection, stewardship and education?

Program Instructors at North Cascades Institute teach, lead, and support youth, adult, and family programs at the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center. This is a seasonal role, with each season lasting about three months and opportunities to stay on through multiple seasons.

APPLY TODAY at https://ncascades.org/discover/jobs/program-instructor

On Sat, March 14, join author & educator Charles L

On Sat, March 14, join author & educator Charles Luckmann & contributors in the Fairhaven Readings Gallery for a conversation about his new book "Carry The Flame: The Story of the Canadian Outward Bound Wilderness School".

Through more than 50 eclectic essays, former staff, administrators, board members, and students reflect on the distinctive, unique spirit of the school and its lasting impact on their lives to this day.

📚 RSVP for this and other Nature of Writing Speaker Series events at https://ncascades.org/signup/programs/events/now

Celebrate our 40th anniversary with 40% off BASE C

Celebrate our 40th anniversary with 40% off BASE CAMP stays at the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center, now until Memorial Weekend. Spring is a magical time here — waterfalls flowing, moss-covered forests glowing, and quiet views over Diablo Lake.

Spend a cozy weekend reading in the Wild Ginger Library, wandering forest trails, brewing tea from foraged plants, nature journaling, slowing down with walking meditation, watching nature documentaries, and gathering around an evening campfire.

BASE CAMP stays include guest lodge accommodations, three home-cooked meals, and guided and self-led explorations.

BOOK YOUR COZY STAY TODAY: https://ncascades.org/signup/programs/base-camp

📸: Jodi Broughton

International Women’s Day is this Sunday March 8!

International Women’s Day is this Sunday March 8!

The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is, “Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls". This theme focuses on dismantling systemic barriers, promoting legal equality, and addressing the urgent need for gender justice.

International Women’s Day key focus and themes:

👯‍♀️ It emphasizes strengthening access to justice for all women and girls, tackling discriminatory laws, and addressing weak legal protections.

👯‍♀️ The theme highlights that without functional justice systems, rights for women remain unfulfilled promises.

👯‍♀️ A goal is to drive concrete action toward dismantling structural, social, and legal barriers.

👯‍♀️ UN Women calls on governments, partners, institutions and communities everywhere to stand up, show up and speak up for rights, justice and action, so all women and girls can live safely, speak freely and exist equally.

International women’s day belongs to everyone, everywhere. To truly include and uplift women means to openly embrace their diversity of race, age, ability, faith, body image, and how they identify.

Want to learn more about international women’s day or find an event near you? For more information visit: https://www.internationalwomensday.com/Events

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Come see us on Saturday, March 21 at the Seattle C

Come see us on Saturday, March 21 at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall from 10:00AM - 6:00PM for the EXPLORE! Family Fair, hosted by Alison Mariella Désir of Out & Back with Alison Mariella Désir.

This fun-filled event offers kids’ activities, family-friendly experiences, workshops, and exhibitors highlighting outdoors and urban adventures, and community resources. EXPLORE! is dedicated to advancing the reclamation of outdoor spaces for underrepresented communities, and celebrating kindness and what it means to be a caring neighbor.

Get your FREE tickets at https://www.cascadepbs.org/events/explore-family-fair/

Biophilia is the human tendency to connect with ot

Biophilia is the human tendency to connect with other living things and nature. In Greek, bio meaning “life” and philia meaning “friendly feeling toward”.

🌲Biophilia can describe the connections that human beings subconsciously seek with the rest of life.

🌲 Walking through a forest, climbing a mountain, seeing flowers bloom, staring out into the ocean as waves crash into the shore have been activities humans have done since time immemorial and they can awaken raw feelings of connection.

🌲 What makes you feel the most connect to nature?

📍Ancestral homelands of the Upper Skagit, Sauk Suiattle & Swinomish people
📸: @65rosesnomad

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