North Cascades Wildfire updates
Yes, Washington State is on fire; and we’re still here. We are posting updates on the Upper Skagit Complex wildfires and their impacts on the North Cascades …
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North Cascades Environmental Learning Center evacuated as Goodell Creek Fire grows, State Route 20 closed
Sedro-Woolley, WA 8/19/15 3:30 pm: We received notice that Highway 20 has been closed by the Washington State Department of Transportation at milepost 118 at Thornton Creek …
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North Cascades Environmental Learning Center "provides the perfect blueprint for Seattle"
In celebration of the Learning Center’s 10th Anniversary, we’re sharing one of our favorite media stories on our wilderness campus on Diablo Lake in North Cascades National …
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Free Anniversary Picnic, August 23
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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Gorging the Senses on Gorge Lake
Though I moved to the Environmental Learning Center last August, I had visited many times before during my first summer while living in Bellingham as a graduate …
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North Cascades Institute Newhalem Survey
At the request of Seattle City Light, North Cascades Institute is examining expanding our partnership with the public utility to potentially offer programs and customer services in …
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See the wild side with new North Cascades tours
Seattle City Light’s Skagit Tours has added a guided van-and-hiking day tour of its Skagit hydroelectric project and nearby falls, gorges and viewpoints of the North Cascades.
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Climate Challenge Students Explore Hydropower at the Diablo Powerhouse
By Elisabeth Keating, Guest Blogger On a scorching Sunday morning in August, the Climate Challenge students headed a few miles north from our riverside campground on Highway …
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Learning Center awarded LEED Silver!
In this photo (L to R): Chip Jenkins, North Cascades National Park superintendent, David Hall, Henry Klein Partnership (HKP) partner, Jorge Carrasco, Seattle City Light Superintendent and …
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