Pelicans and palm trees
I decided to start my summer break right away. Three days after moving back to Bellingham from the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center, I was on an …
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I decided to start my summer break right away. Three days after moving back to Bellingham from the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center, I was on an …
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Story and photos by Andy Porter The trek started at the Hannegan Pass trail head. We arrived Friday morning to a full parking lot and sunny skies …
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August 2nd through 4th, 16 participants, three Institute staff, and one instructor spent a wonderful weekend exploring the order of the Odonata. Due to cold and cloudy weather, …
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Five weeks seems like a long time to spend in the North Cascades, but as the final days of my sabbatical from National Parks magazine approached, I …
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I’ve spent two weeks at North Cascades Institute now, and I’m starting to feel like a member of the pack. But it took a while. I was …
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Scott Kirkwood is editor in chief of National Parks Magazine, a quarterly publication produced by the National Parks Conservation Association, a nonprofit advocacy organization headquartered in Washington, D.C.
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Andrea Reiter is a graduate student at North Cascades Institute and Western Washington University studying environmental education. She grew up in Washington, getting the opportunity to explore …
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It’s hard to describe where I live sometimes, especially in the winter (by which I mean late November through April). Most people I know aren’t familiar with …
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Jess Newley is a graduate student in the Institute’s Graduate Program and will be receiving her Masters of Environmental Education in March 2013. She is an avid …
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We know how to have fun up here in the mountains. The multitude of creatively carved pumpkins sitting on the back porch of the Dining Hall are …
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