Over Veteran’s Day weekend 63 students participated in the third annual Youth Leadership Conference, held at the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center. This year, the …
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On a sunny fall day, 56 sixth through eighth grade students conducted field studies on carnivore habitat in the area around the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center.
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The calendar says it’s been fall for just over a month now, and it feels like the season has been changing for about that long, but it’s …
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The Kulshan Creek Neighborhood from Mount Vernon joined up with North Cascades Wild students on August 16th for a day of stewardship on Baker Lake. The last …
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Now that it is autumn, I find myself reflecting on all of the incredible Citizen Science opportunities of this past summer season. I remember that with summer came the …
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On the 28th of August the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center gained eight new residents—graduate students in cohort 12, ready to take on the mountains. For me, …
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Twelve mismatched teenagers have just come off of their hardest life challenge — climbing Desolation Peak. Author Jack Kerouac made this summit in the North Cascade Range …
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I look down, my right hand is covered in brain matter, my left hand has a piece of intestine hanging from my pinky and as I continue …
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Would you like to integrate climate change into your classroom curriculum? Are you looking for new ways to engage your students in the natural world? Join North …
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Amy Brown, North Cascades Institute recognized in June 20 celebration North Cascades Institute is excited to announce that Amy Brown, the Institute’s North Cascades Wild Program Coordinator, …
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