Last month we welcomed the 2017 naturalist team to the North Cascades Institute Environmental Learning Center. A mixture of new and returning faces, these naturalists are an integral part of …
Read More of The North Cascades Institute 2017 Naturalist Team
The first week of the 2017 spring Mountain School season will be one not forgotten here at the North Cascades Institute Environmental Learning Center. After experiencing an unusually …
Read More of An Unforgettable Mountain School Adventure
January can be warm on the lower Skagit and this late January Saturday was no exception. As Becky Moore, Alexei Desmarais and I arrived at the Howard …
Read More of Time Along the Skagit: Eagle Watching With Kulshan Creek Neighborhood Youth Program and Latino Outdoors
There really wasn’t anything ‘spring-like’ about our first spring Mountain School session of the year. With almost a foot of snow falling the night before and continuing snowfall …
Read More of A Snowy Start to Spring Mountain School
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 …
Read More of Youth Leadership Ambassador Trip Report: Skagit Flats and Padilla Bay
For weeks here in the North Cascades, the ground has been blanketed in a thick layer of snow and ice, two or three feet deep in places.
Read More of Winter Insects in the North Cascades
Every Sunday I will be posting photos collected from various NCI graduate students and staff. Please enjoy this glimpse into our everyday lives here in the North Cascades.
Read More of Weekly Photo Roundup: February 12, 2017
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 …
Read More of Youth Leadership Ambassador Trip Report: Little Mountain
Every Sunday I will be posting photos collected from various NCI graduate students and staff. Please enjoy this glimpse into our everyday lives here in the North Cascades.
Read More of Weekly Photo Roundup: February 5 2017
By Abby Sussman My life is focused in the mountains, so it is surprising how many local young people have never had the opportunity to visit our …
Read More of Mt. Baker SnowSchool: Bringing Students Into the Mountains
