We are honored that our Family Getaways were a finalist for a “Golden Teddy” award for Favorite Camps as voted by the readers of ParentMap magazine! This …
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By Jessi Loerch for the Everett Herald Kang Pu stood at the back of a boat in a narrow, winding canyon off Ross Lake. Before him, a …
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By Chelsea Elizabeth Ernst, Candidate for Master’s of Environmental Education The North Cascades are a rugged and dramatic landscape that offers habitat to thousands of plant and …
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By Nika Meyers, Youth Leadership Adventures Field Instructor Our journey into the wild started with an incredible boat ride on the Mule boat on Ross Lake to …
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We’re excited to celebrate that 10th anniversary of the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center and the 25th anniversary of Mountain School with a free party on Diablo …
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Indira Mejia-Chavez was born in Mexico, but her mom raised her and her two younger siblings in the Skagit valley, where she lives today. Her first experience …
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by Katie Griffith, Americorps VISTA, Youth Programs Outreach Specialist, North Cascades National Park/North Cascades Institute Mist shrouded Diablo Lake’s surrounding peaks as Concrete and Darrington’s school buses …
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To: Superintendent, North Cascades National Park Service Complex From: Saul Weisberg, Executive Director, North Cascades Institute Subject: Institute Comments on North Cascades Ecosystem Grizzly Bear Restoration Plan …
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“I have looked back on that time over and over again as one of the most informative times of my life.” Lauren Marziliano reflects on her experience …
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We love transitions at the Environmental Learning Center. The transition from winter to spring which is more evident by the day, and our most recent transition: back …
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