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Jun 4, 2012Christen Kiser

It only takes a few days in Forks, Washington, to be dead sure that the town is the rainiest place in the lower forty-eight. And that is …
Read More of Learning to Love the Rain

May 22, 2012Christen Kiser

While spring is busy blooming and blossoming at the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center, there is still time during quiet evenings to curl up and read a …
Read More of David Douglas: Collector, Naturalist, Explorer

Mar 11, 2012Christen Kiser

In Thor Hanson’s book FEATHERS: The Evolution of a Natural Miracle (Basic Books; June 1, 2011) — recently awarded a Pacific Northwest Booksellers “Book of the Year” award — …
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Feb 20, 2012Elise Ehrheart

In 2010, I completed a year-long bicycle tour through many countries famous for their exotic creepy crawlies and, while reading Craig Childs’ book The Animal Dialogues, I couldn’t …
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Jan 25, 2012Christen Kiser

As much as we love North Cascadian landscapes, we here at the Institute are still called to visit and experience other amazing places on our planet. We …
Read More of Latitudinal and Longitudinal Explorations of Natural History

Jan 21, 2012Special Guest

North Cascades Institute is very excited to finally share with you a multimedia piece made in celebration of our 25th anniversary. “The High Ridge: Celebrating 25 Years …
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Oct 30, 2011Kiira Heymann

Practicing natural history requires us to be consciously aware, to be intentional observers of our surroundings. To be a naturalist involves surrendering what we know about a …
Read More of Naming as Knowing

Oct 12, 2011Christen Kiser

Lately, on these cool autumn mornings at the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center, I’ve taken to gazing south from my porch as the first, angled rays of …
Read More of Peaks in Place

Aug 5, 2011Tanya Anderson

In cultures around the world, oral tradition plays an important role in teaching people about the world around them. Through storytelling, elders can warn listeners of potential …
Read More of A meeting of minds, a sharing of ideas

Jul 26, 2011Special Guest

By Daniel Matthews Editor’s note: Renowned Northwest naturalist Daniel Mathews, author of Cascade-Olympic Natural History, recently released a new field guide with a twist — “Northwest Mountain …
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