In this photo (L to R): Chip Jenkins, North Cascades National Park superintendent, David Hall, Henry Klein Partnership (HKP) partner, Jorge Carrasco, Seattle City Light Superintendent and …
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The 2009 Spring Mountain School session has come to an end. For the members of Cohort 8 our days of teaching abiotic and biotic lessons in the …
Read More of The end of the 2009 spring Mountain School
Diablo Lake, WA– In celebration of Independence Day, North Cascades Institute is offering the next 10 families of 3 or more who register for the Fourth of …
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With a busy week behind us and another looming ahead Ian and I decided nothing sounded better than staying close to home. Of course “staying close to …
Read More of Pyramid Lake trail….a beautiful spring jaunt
We here at Chattermarks are not the only people blogging about the North Cascades and our awe-inspiring wilderness campus on Diablo Lake; I stumbled upon this fine …
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I am always amazed at the difference a few days makes. I leave the learning center for five days and come home to gentians, lilies and orchids! …
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Last weekend 43 volunteers gathered at the learning center and pulled on their work gloves. Shovels, pulsakis, buckets and pruning shears in hand, these volunteers joined NCI …
Read More of Pulling alders, mulching and making friends
Here in Western Washington many of us wait in anticipation for the coming of spring. Indications of this seasonal change are different for different people. For some …
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Unbelievable! So many plants are pushing their way out of the ground. Just a quick glimpse at what is rapidly unfurling and flowering around the learning center.
Read More of Fairy slippers, lady fern and trailing yellow violet
Recently I have been experimenting with new outdoor activities. Well, new to me. Over spring break Ian and I spent four days hiking along the Olympic Coast, …
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