A Garden Sanctuary in the Sea
Guest post by Ilyssa and Dave Kyu What sets the San Juan Islands apart isn’t just the peaceful lifestyle “away from it all.” That masks a rugged …
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August 2020 Photo Round-Up!
Adventure Crew! Institute staff logged many miles on trails all around the North Cascades this month, with the dusty boots and sunburned ears to prove it. This …
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Submarine Parents: How Orcas use Social Strategy in Parenting
Connecting to the natural world was tough when I was younger. I was taught that understanding the natural world was the domain of a scientist, …
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Endangered Orcas: An encounter on San Juan Island
It was two in the afternoon on a Friday in July and I had just gotten off work. I stopped in town for a sandwich, where I …
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April 2019 Photo Round-Up!
April prepares her green traffic light and all the world thinks go…” – Christopher Morley Better late than never, the April Photo Round-Up is finally here! While …
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A San Juan Adventure on Orion: Exploring Yellow and Jones Islands by Boat and Boot
Bright blue camas flowers, yellow buttercups, scarlet paintbrush, chocolate lilies, and tall grasses swayed back and forth from the wind across the hillsides of Yellow Island. Phil …
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Sharing Home: Three days of adventure in Washington
Having moved into the North Cascades Eco-region in July for the graduate residency program, these mountains are finally starting to feel like home. Month after month I …
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"The Fire Inside" doc at Village Books with Saul Weisberg, Aug 28
On Tuesday, August 28, at 7 pm, North Cascades Institute co-presents a screening of the documentary film “The Fire Inside: Place, Passion and Primacy of Nature” at …
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