Soul of the Skagit
When the pandemic hit, little did I know that this would be the catalyst for spending the next three years photographing and writing about the Skagit River.
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Protecting Salmon in Diobsud Creek
In 2014, the Institute purchased a 9-acre property near Marblemount in the Upper Skagit Valley to provide housing for our expanding staff at the North Cascades Environmental …
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Mountain School @ Home Lesson 15: Watersheds in the North Cascades and at Home
Students! Parents! Teachers! During this time of school closures and stay-at-home guidelines, North Cascades Institute is sharing lessons and activities from our talented Mountain School instructors. We hope …
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April 2020 Photo Round-Up!
As another month of “Stay Home Stay Healthy” wraps up, we hope you’re finding your rhythm and maybe even some joy in exploring new ideas for living …
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Rivers: Rebuilding Relationships with the Natural World.
Love can defeat that nameless terror. Loving one another, we take the sting from death. Loving our mysterious blue planet, we resolve riddles and dissolve all enigmas …
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Letter opposing mining in the Skagit River Headwaters
To: Premier of British Columbia John Joseph Horgan Dear Premier Horgan, I am writing to express North Cascades Institute’s opposition to the permit application by Imperial Metals for …
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Donut Hole: Threats to the Skagit Loom North of the Border
Since time immemorial, the Skagit River has been a life-giving watershed for countless organisms that live in and along the banks of its milky-blue waters. The river’s …
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Seasonal Changes on the Confluence: A Year in the North Cascades
Far up the Skagit River, the Confluence property, a plot of land where Diobsud Creek and the river meet, sees extremes of weather and seasonal change. The …
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March 2019 Photo Round Up!
We are all connected by our common understanding of the calls filling the night at the start of Spring. It is the wordless voice of longing that …
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Listening to Community Voices: Proposed Mining in Marblemount
On an unusually warm and sunny March Saturday in the Skagit Valley, I visited the home of Kimber Burrows, North Cascades Institute’s Mountain School Manager. Cars filled …
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