This Naturalist Note is written by graduate student Marissa Bluestein, as part of the Fall Natural History Project In North Cascades Institute’s M.Ed. Residency coursework. You can …
Read More of Fire and Ice: How Lava and Glaciers Formed Mount Baker
This Naturalist Note is written by graduate student Nate Trachte, as part of the Fall Natural History Project In North Cascades Institute’s M.Ed. Residency coursework. You can …
Read More of The Field Journal of a Naturalist: Grinnell Journaling in the North Cascades
This week graduate students in the M.Ed Residency Program returned from their 10-day Natural History Field Seminar to the Methow Valley. After spending several sunny days in eastern Washington, we drove …
Read More of An Overview of the Winter Natural History Field Seminar of 2018
This post is the second of a 3-part series describing graduate students’ ten-day field excursion to the Methow Valley, as part of their fall Natural History Course. Below …
Read More of Natural History Field-Excursion: Learning the Value of Citizen Science
Imagine yourself walking down to the local summer farmer’s market down by the town square. It’s the first warm day and you cannot wait to make a …
Read More of Plight of the Pollinators
Every weekend I will post photos collected from various North Cascades Institute graduate students and staff. Please enjoy this glimpse into our everyday lives here in the …
Read More of Weekly Photo Roundup: October 28 2017
By Sarah Clement, graduate student in the Institute’s 16th cohort. Transference is a concept that often comes up in discussion among environmental educators. How do we, as …
Read More of Animals in the City: Encouraging Children to Get to Know Their Nonhuman Neighbors
Story and art by Alexei Desmarais, graduate student in the Institute’s 16th cohort. What is natural history? Why do we engage in this practice? And what can …
Read More of Reflections of Diobsud Creek
Why Orcas Growing up, I have always been fascinated with whales. Orca, humpback, sperm, blue, narwhal… you name it! I have quite the collection of whale books …
Read More of In Search of the Southern Residents: Researching Orcas’ Natural History
By Jihan Grettenberger, graduate student in the Institute’s 16th cohort. What do you love about the North Cascades and the Skagit Valley? I love the burning feeling …
Read More of Our Water, Your Future: The Story of Climate Change and the Skagit River
