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Sharing the Experience: Creative Resident Recognized in 2018 Photo Contest

Sharing the Experience: Creative Resident Recognized in 2018 Photo Contest

Feb 15, 2019Matt Ferrell

In pursuing our mission to inspire and empower environmental stewardship for all through transformative experiences in nature the North Cascades Institute boasts a wide range of programs aimed …
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Big shout out of appreciation to our incredible ho

Big shout out of appreciation to our incredible housekeeping & facilities team that keeps our Environmental Learning Center running! Amparo, Alan, and Chris work hard to make sure our campus stays clean, safe, and in working order for our guests. Our programs wouldn't happen without them!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Ancestral homelands of the Upper Skagit, Nlaka’pamux, Sauk-Suiattle & Swinomish peoples

Please join us this coming Thursday evening for a

Please join us this coming Thursday evening for a fun night of storytelling and conversation with Saul Weisberg, William Dietrich, and John Miles! All three of these men are notable authors who have taught countless students, and have helped develop North Cascades Institute into the nationally-recognized organization that it is today! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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This free online event is part of our Nature of Writing speaker series run in partnership with @village_books and @ncascades. Pre-registration is required at www.ncascades.org/events

Please join us this Thursday evening for a free on

Please join us this Thursday evening for a free online event with award-winning writer Lyanda Lynn Haupt as part of our Nature of Writing speaker series in partnership with @village_books and @ncascades.

Haupt’s highly personal new book, Rooted, is a brilliant invitation to live with the earth in both simple and profound ways—from walking barefoot in the woods and reimagining our relationship with animals and trees, to examining the very language we use to describe and think about nature. She invokes rootedness as a way of being in concert with the wilderness—and wildness—that sustains humans and all of life.

Pre-registration is required at www.ncascades.org/events

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Hey, hey, hey, it's the second day of GiveBIG. Whi

Hey, hey, hey, it's the second day of GiveBIG. Which fabulous Washington state non profits are you supporting? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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We hope you'll consider North Cascades Institute in your giving. Your gift will BE DOUBLED today thanks to generous challenge match donors. What a way to help more kids get outside to access the many benefits of being in nature. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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https://www.givebigwa.org/ncascades

Last Friday, after 4 weeks of clearing work @wsdot

Last Friday, after 4 weeks of clearing work @wsdot east side and west side crews met in the middle of SR 20 North Cascades Highway!!

And drum roll please, 🥁🥁🥁, opening date is tomorrow Wednesday May 5 at 1pm. How exciting!

What are you looking forward to now that the highway will be open?

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📍Ancestral homelands of the Nlaka’pamux, Syilx tmix (Okanagan) & Methow people

We're so excited that Give BIG is here! So many wo

We're so excited that Give BIG is here! So many wonderful Washington state non profits are participating—please consider supporting one or more of them to further vital work in our communities. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Your gift to North Cascades Institute helps run programs such as Youth Leadership Adventures for teens and Mountain School for 5th graders and other programs designed to give young people equitable access to, learn from, and heal in the natural world. Thank you for making your gift today. https://www.givebigwa.org/ncascades

They might be cold-blooded, but that doesn’t mak

They might be cold-blooded, but that doesn’t make them unloveable! 🐍🦎🐢🐸😍

Please join us this Wednesday evening for a virtual event hosted by WDFW Biologist Scott Fitkin regarding the herptiles of Methow Valley! This online course will focus on reptile and amphibian identification as well as species adaptations and fun facts!

The cost to attend is only $15! Please register by calling 360-854-2599!

Monday mountain trivia!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Monday mountain trivia!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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🏔 I am located on the ancestral lands of the Nlaka’pamux, Upper Skagit, Sauk-Suaittle and Swinomish people⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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🏔 My shape might remind you of ancient Egypt, but you can view me in all my glory right from the shores of Diablo lake at the Environmental Learning Center ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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🏔 I was carved by glaciers which resulted in the U shape valley that now is the Skagit Valley ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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🏔 I’m 7,182 feet tall and if you like sending it and sufferfests you can climb me and my surrounding peaks by easily accessing my approach trail right off of highway 20⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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There are so many reasons to go outside. And so ma

There are so many reasons to go outside. And so many benefits of time spent in nature. What are some of yours? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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We are looking forward to providing more ways for young people to have shared experiences in nature with your support during Give BIG this spring. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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If you make a donation during the statewide Give BIG days May 4-5, your gift will be matched dollar for dollar by generous challenge match donors. Thank you so much!

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