North Cascades Institute

Jul 7, 2011Tanya Anderson

Back row, left to right: Jacob Belsher, Elise Ehrheart, Sarah Bernstein, Mollie Behn, Susan Brown, Katie Tozier, Kiira Heymann, Erin Soper, Ashley Kvitek, Alex Patia. Front row, …
Read More of Exploring the Upper Skagit

May 17, 2011Codi Hamblin

As students in the Masters of Environmental Education program, naturalizing is at the forefront of our studies. Our curriculum encourages, and requires, us to get outside and …
Read More of Birding Tools of the 21st Century

Oct 28, 2010Codi Hamblin

After several weeks of preparing for and teaching fall Mountain School, graduate students of Cohort 10 momentarily stepped away from their roles as instructors and transitioned back …
Read More of A Naturalist's Weekend: Exploring Fungi, Fire and Beetles

Oct 3, 2010Christian Martin

Doug Chadwick, a renowned writer of natural history based in Whitefish, Montana, is our first fall speaker in the 5th annual Sourdough Speaker Series at the North …
Read More of The Wolverine Way: An Interview with Doug Chadwick

Aug 4, 2010Corey White

Does Justin go around mumbling about amphibians? Brandi about mycorrhizal fungi? Martine about the medicinal uses of Oregon grape? Natural history projects are the last big curricular …
Read More of Changes, rapid and slow, at the Learning Center

Jul 15, 2010Christian Martin

As much as we love North Cascadian landscapes — and with over 7,000,000 acres of protected public lands in Washington and British Columbia, there will never be …
Read More of Road Trip: The Olympic Peninsula

Apr 15, 2010Special Guest

The Institute is venturing over to eastern Washington the weekend of May 15-16 for a very special field excursion with biologist and geologist Mark Darrach. “Bunchgrass Dreams: …
Read More of Bunchgrass Dreams : High Desert Ecology with Mark Darrach

Apr 6, 2010Christian Martin

We’re getting ready for Barry Lopez’s visit to Seattle and couldn’t be more excited. We’re meeting him tonight at a private reception near Seward Park, and then …
Read More of Barry Lopez in Seattle tomorrow, KUOW interview at 9 am

Mar 9, 2010Christian Martin

Spring into Summer with the Institute’s Early Bird Discount! From now through March 31st, when you sign up for one of our 2010 programs — Diablo Downtimes, …
Read More of North Cascades Institute's Early Bird Special