Joining the pack
I’ve spent two weeks at North Cascades Institute now, and I’m starting to feel like a member of the pack. But it took a while. I was …
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Rainy Adventure on Ross Lake
We’re back, safe, damp, smelly, and happy. Youth Leadership Adventures staff training 2013 was a success!!! At least that’s what I emailed my mom when I returned …
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A day at the Gravel Pit
I live in a stunning place. On clear days, slate colored mountains capped in white meet blue skies in a crisp line and from there melt into …
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Searching for the dream
I work in a room with no windows. All day I watch the refracted light from the skylight, which is made from those swirly glass blocks, dance …
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Seasonal transitions for a graduate student
Right now the Learning Center is transitioning from spring into summer, though the weather might not always show it. All of the graduate students in cohort 12, …
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A week in the woods
Scott Kirkwood is editor in chief of National Parks Magazine, a quarterly publication produced by the National Parks Conservation Association, a nonprofit advocacy organization headquartered in Washington, D.C.
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Life after grad school for an environmental educator and naturalist
ROBBY ASTROVE graduated from North Cascades Institute and Western Washington University’s M.Ed program in 2005 as part of the third Cohort of students. He is currently the …
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Backyard bird sightings
“There’s a bird outside the window,” I said. “I think it’s a Spotted Towhee.” I turned to look at my dad who was cooking at the stove.
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The inside scoop on group rentals
So, what are Group Rentals? Great question! In a nutshell, it’s a unique program that gives you the opportunity to create your own custom event at the …
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The message of the rain
I’d like to share a poem with you, on this rainy day in Bellingham. It’s called The Message of the Rain: when i was a child i was …
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