Meet the Graduate Students, Class of 2020!
This is part 1 of our Cohort 18 Graduate Student Introductions. Click to view part 2 and part 3! After two months in the field, learning, getting …
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Follow The River: An interview with Saul Weisberg
Saul Weisberg remembers when it hit him. In the early 1980s, he and two friends were on a climbing trip in the Pickets, a notoriously hard-to-reach chain …
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Naturalist Notes: February in the Mountains
“No winter lasts forever, no spring skips its turn.” – Hal Borland February is the beginning of my favorite stretch of year – the transition from winter …
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Youth Ambassadors Trip Report: Old Growth Forest and Salmon
The Youth Leadership Ambassadors program is an extension of our Youth Leadership Adventures summer program. The goal of the program is to further develop leadership and outdoor skills, facilitate service and …
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Mark Scherer: Artist in Residence
Mark Scherer participated in the Creative Residence Program at the North Cascades Institute this December, joining the tradition of poets, naturalists, dancers and researchers who have participated in the past.
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2017 Northwest Youth Leadership Summit
The Northwest Youth Leadership Summit, now in its eighth year, is for young adults (ages 14-22) in the Pacific Northwest who have participated in outdoor, leadership, and/or …
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Natural History Field-Excursion: A Grinnell Journal Entry for a Day with David Moskowitz
This post is the third of a 3-part series describing graduate students’ ten-day field excursion to the Methow Valley, as part of their fall Natural History Course. Click …
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A Year in Review: Most-read Chattermarks Posts of 2017
2017 was a big year for the North Cascades Institute, and we’d like to thank YOU for taking the time to read all about it …
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Plight of the Pollinators
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 …
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Weekly Photo Roundup: November 19 2017
Every weekend I will post photos collected from various NCI graduate students and staff. Please enjoy this glimpse into our everyday lives here in the North Cascades.
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