North Cascades Institute

Feb 1, 2011Codi Hamblin

So far, winter in the North Cascades has brought us snow, rain, more snow, and until this week, several weeks of consistent rainfall. For now, the majority …
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Nov 22, 2010Kate Rinder

Has it really been two months since the start of our fall Mountain School season? It seems like just yesterday I was welcoming my very first group …
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Oct 7, 2010Kelsi Franzen

This is a time of transition. The warm summer season is changing as rapidly into a drenching autumn as is my progression from the residency with North …
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Dec 7, 2009Kelsi Franzen

What happens at Mountain School does not just stay at Mountain School. With winterâ€™s silence embracing the landscape up at the Learning Center, the laughter of Mountain …
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Nov 13, 2009Kelsi Franzen

You can feel them approaching. It is a surge of energy, a tidal wave of enthusiasm and wonder, about to overtake this place. The momentary quiet of …
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Nov 1, 2009Corey White

One of the trickiest parts of being an instructor during a Mountain School session is how to properly transition from boisterous, high-energy games and songs to more …
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Jun 23, 2009Institute Graduate Student

This spring I was given the task of organizing and coordinating Mountain School post-trip visits, where instructors visit the many classrooms of the students who participated in …
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Jun 15, 2009Meghann Wolvert

The 2009 Spring Mountain School session has come to an end. For the members of Cohort 8 our days of teaching abiotic and biotic lessons in the …
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Apr 29, 2009Jenny Lee

Spring Mountain School is so fun! Middle school through high school students get to study forest carnivores, learn about and explore habitat around the learning center and …
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Mar 4, 2009Jenny Lee

Spring Mountain School training is in full swing here at the learning center. Graduate students, rangers and staff have spent the last three days on the trails …
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