Unfathomable: Tahlequah’s Story
Celebrate the beauty and diversity of our oceans as author Mary Boone presents her latest work Unfathomable: Twenty Wild (But True) Stories of the Ocean, alongside Nora …
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“Treaty Justice” discussion with Scott Schuyler, Jay Julius and Lynda Mapes
In Treaty Justice: The Northwest Tribes, the Boldt Decision, and the Recognition of Fishing Rights, legal historian and tribal advocate Charles Wilkinson tells the dramatic story of …
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Wildflowers of the West: Alpine & Subalpine Zones
Much of the alpine and subalpine West lies on federal lands—in national parks, wilderness areas, and national forests. The alpine zone is defined as the elevation above …
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A Garden Sanctuary in the Sea
Guest post by Ilyssa and Dave Kyu What sets the San Juan Islands apart isn’t just the peaceful lifestyle “away from it all.” That masks a rugged …
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Spring 2024 Nature of Writing Speaker Series in Bellingham
Presented by Village Books and North Cascades Institute Discover your next great read with this series of presentations by authors, poets, artists and naturalists sharing their latest …
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Fall 2023 Institute Photo Round-Up!
The North Cascades Environmental Learning Center may still be closed to the public after this summer’s Sourdough Fire, but there’s a lot going on at the Institute! …
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Meet the Bigg’s Killer Whale (Orcinus orca)
You see that fin slicing up through the surface—tall, tall, taller—until at last the body follows and an exhaled plume of breath huffs up? You know you’re …
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Nature of Writing Speaker Series ⎸ Fall 2023
Presented by Village Books and North Cascades Institute Find your next book for the Fall and Winter months ahead in presentations by authors, poets and naturalists sharing …
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Campfire Stories: “Syncing Up at Sol Duc” with Rena Priest
Initially preserved to protect its dwindling forests and population of Roosevelt elk, Olympic National Park is home to diverse ecosystems that boast glacier-capped mountains, old-growth temperate rain …
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The Power of Trees
The future of forests and the future of humanity are inextricably entwined. I’m not saying this for dramatic effect; it is simply a fact. As bleak and …
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