Citizen Science: An Ode to Collaboration
If you asked me how I would describe myself on any given day, I might say that I am an educator and a student, a (slow) runner …
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Skinning for Science: A Bobcat Casestudy
On Jan 5th, 2016 the residents of the Blue House (our Marblemount property) discovered a dead bobcat in the garage. The cause of death was unknown, but …
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North Cascades Institute in The Seattle Times: "Mountain School makes the magic of the wilderness real for kids"
We are thrilled with The Seattle Times‘ story on Mountain School, the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center and the Institute’s 30 years of environmental education in the …
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Mountain School: Local students learn in the North Cascades
Only the hardiest of souls venture to North Cascades Institute’s Environmental Learning Center on Diablo Lake, 2 hours east of Bellingham, in the winter. Highway 20 might …
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Profile of a Graduate M.Ed. Student: Lauren Marziliano
“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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New film on glacier monitoring in the North Cascades
We are pleased to share a new film on glacier monitoring produced by our friends in the National Park Service. “Keepers of the Beat” features …
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Congratulations Jon Riedel!
North Cascades Institute heartily congratulates our friend Dr. Jon Riedel of North Cascades National Park. Last week, National Park Service Pacific West Regional Director Chris Lehnertz announced the …
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Surveying Ross Lake trout
I look down, my right hand is covered in brain matter, my left hand has a piece of intestine hanging from my pinky and as I continue …
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Understanding Connection and Community
On a dreary September morning a team of 6th grade students from Seattle’s Westside School upend cobble in Deer Creek while searching for macro-invertebrates – living clues …
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