Coming full circle
After graduating from North Cascade Institute’s M.Ed. program I began working for the Cowlitz Valley Ranger district as an Invasive Plant Technician. It was really just a …
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From North Cascades Institute to the Montana Natural History Center
What have I been doing since graduating from the North Cascades Institute M.Ed program in 2003? A lot. As it turns out, in a small non profit, …
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Long Goodbyes
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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Tales from the Diablo Divas
Cultural differences, language barriers, scalding heat, strong headwinds, steep climbs, heavy backpacks, illnesses, and injuries were some of the challenges not just overcome but conquered by the …
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Learning to teach through the "what if…?s"
On my first teaching day of fall Mountain School I was terrified. I was completely smitten with the amazing North Cascades ecosystem I’d just spent all summer …
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Welcoming cohort 13 to the Institute family
I got the opportunity to meet our newest cohort of graduate students on their first day of class last month and was able to spend some time …
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Rainy Adventure on Ross Lake
We’re back, safe, damp, smelly, and happy. Youth Leadership Adventures staff training 2013 was a success!!! At least that’s what I emailed my mom when I returned …
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Searching for the dream
I work in a room with no windows. All day I watch the refracted light from the skylight, which is made from those swirly glass blocks, dance …
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Seasonal transitions for a graduate student
Right now the Learning Center is transitioning from spring into summer, though the weather might not always show it. All of the graduate students in cohort 12, …
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Life after grad school for an environmental educator and naturalist
ROBBY ASTROVE graduated from North Cascades Institute and Western Washington University’s M.Ed program in 2005 as part of the third Cohort of students. He is currently the …
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