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Wilderness medicine courses at the Environmental Learning Center

Wilderness medicine courses at the Environmental Learning Center

Oct 18, 2018North Cascades Institute

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“You don’t realize you need this sometimes, but simply being outdoors is probably the best way to recharge your soul…” Head over to @alpine_explorer page to read the full caption about why surrounding yourself with nature, anywhere, is good for you.

How do you recharge your soul?

🎥: @alpine_explorer

Celebrating Black History Month on @wanatlparkfund

Celebrating Black History Month on @wanatlparkfund’s blog, Alma Busby-Williams —our Director of Inclusion and Community Partnerships—recounts a story she learned about George Holmes, the only Black miner in the Skagit area, while she was hiking Cascade Pass with a ranger (who also happens to be her son!).

Check it out! >> wnpf.org/blog

📸: Alma Busby-Williams at center next to her son, Ranger Chris Williams

North Cascades Institute is offering $2000 INCENTI

North Cascades Institute is offering $2000 INCENTIVE BONUSES in recruitment of a Food Services Supervisor. We have also increased the pay range for this position!

The Food Services Supervisor supports our wide array of educational programs at the Environmental Learning Center by providing kitchen leadership and food service for visitors in our lakeside dining hall.

Compensation includes pay range of $22-$25/hour plus these valuable benefits:

INCENTIVE BONUSES: Receive a $500 Sign-On Bonus after 1 month and an additional $1500 Seasonal Completion Bonus after Dec 15

SUBSIDIZED HOUSING: Stay in Institute housing for $175-$350/month, including utilities

PAID TIME OFF: Vacation, holidays, sick leave, and service days

INSURANCE/RETIREMENT: Medical/dental insurance; long and short-term disability insurance; tax-deferred annuity and contribution retirement plan

STAFF MEALS: Enjoy free meals while programs are in session

LEARN MORE & APPLY: ncascades.org/jobs

📍The Environmental Learning Center is located on the ancestral home lands of the Upper Skagit, Nlaka’pamux, Sauk-Suiattle, and Swinomish peoples

“Before you ask if I’m cold, the answer is yes

“Before you ask if I’m cold, the answer is yes…..It was ALL worth it.”

Remember to #recreateresponsibly, so no one is saying, “I was freezing and it wasn’t worth it.” Recreating in winter can be more difficult to prepare for than other seasons, but not impossible.

🥶 Check road and trail conditions before heading out

🥶 Dress in layers. Take several layers you can peel off or put on when you stop and go on the trail. Your base layer should be a wicking fabric that will pull your sweat away from the skin

🥶 Wear a warm hat. Our heads are filled with oxygen-carrying capillaries which fuel our brains and consume one-third of the body’s energy. During cold months it is important to keep your head covered to maintain function and not lose body heat

🥶 Pack freeze resistant snacks like, crackers, nuts, and solid chocolate

🥶 Wear sunscreen and sunglasses especially when hiking in snow

🥶 Have fun! Winter hiking may take longer to get ready for, but solid prep work does make it all worth it!

Where are you headed for a winter adventure this weekend?

📍Ancestral homelands of the Nlaka’pamux, Nooksack & Coast Salish people
📸: @marianamcguire82

North Cascades Institute is offering $2000 INCENTI

North Cascades Institute is offering $2000 INCENTIVE BONUSES in recruitment of a Seasonal Cook. We have also increased the pay range and now offer paid vacation days for this position!

The Seasonal Cook supports our wide array of educational programs at the Environmental Learning Center by providing food service for visitors of all ages in our lakeside dining hall.

Compensation includes pay range of $19-$21/hour plus these benefits:

👉 INCENTIVE BONUSES: Receive a $500 Sign-On Bonus after 1 month and additional $1500 Seasonal Completion Bonus after Dec 15

👉 SUBSIDIZED HOUSING: Stay in Institute housing for $175-$350/month, including utilities

👉 PAID TIME OFF: Vacation, holidays, sick leave, and service days

👉 STAFF MEALS: Enjoy free meals while programs are in session

We are also hiring a FOOD SERVICES SUPERVISOR. Learn more at >> ncascades.org/jobs

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“Follow the yellow larch trail.”

For those of you who need a little yellow in your life right now. Throwback to larch season because why not.

📸: @weeden_wanders

Online Feb 15: SNOWY OWL — A VISUAL NATURAL HIST

Online Feb 15: SNOWY OWL — A VISUAL NATURAL HISTORY

North Cascades Institute is thrilled to again host award-winning wildlife photographer @paulbannick in our virtual venue for an intimate visual exploration of the life history of the Snowy Owl.

Through video, sound, and dozens of never-before-published images of the “Arctic Owl”, Paul will help us understand how Snowy Owls survive, breed and live alongside other wildlife on the Arctic tundra and in wintering areas further south. Paul’s startling photos show behaviors, such as courtship displays, that have only been seen before in illustrations. We will also look at how Snowy Owls compare to other North American Owls and what can be done to help them thrive.

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#birdingphotography #birdphotography #snowyowls #snowyowl #wildlifephotography #owls #owlsofinstagram #onlinelearning #virtuallearning #environmentaleducation #northcascadesinstitute

Happy #mountainmonday!

Happy #mountainmonday!

Most people have heard of Koma Kulshan (Mount Baker), but have you heard of Mount Blum seen in this photo looking fresh in its winter glow?

🏔️ Mount Blum is a 7,685-foot summit on the western edge of North Cascades National Park. It is the highest summit of a string of mountain peaks located east of Mount Shuksan and west of the Picket Range

🏔️ Mount Blum was named after John Blum, a United States Forest Service fire patrol pilot who perished in a plane crash near Snoqualmie Pass in 1931

🏔️ Two small active glaciers rest on its northern flank, which are split by a long ridge, and several other ice sheets scattered across high basins and cirques

🏔️ Blum Creek, drains north and west off Mount Blum and flows into the Baker River, which in turn flows into the Skagit River. Steep cliffs and drop-offs in the valleys produce some extremely tall waterfalls, such as 1,680-foot Blum Basin Falls

🏔️ Mount Blum is composed of extremely firm granite. This intrusion is common throughout the range, and is much stronger than the looser rock that makes up Mount Shuksan and the Picket Range.

📍Ancestral homelands of the Nlaka’pamux & Nooksack people
📸: @longbachnguyen

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