This Saturday, September 29, North Cascades Institute is either hosting or involved with not one, not two, but three special events in Seattle, the Skagit Valley and …
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By Jill Lightner Editor’s note: Jill is hosting a Fall Harvest Meal at the Learning Center September 29-30 as part of our Sourdough Speaker Series. She is …
Read More of Saving Chinook
In Thor Hanson’s book FEATHERS: The Evolution of a Natural Miracle (Basic Books; June 1, 2011) — recently awarded a Pacific Northwest Booksellers “Book of the Year” award — …
Read More of Thor Hanson Talks About "FEATHERS"
By Hank Leftner — Join us at the Learning Center on October 22-23, 2011 for a Sourdough Speaker Series presentation by Hank as he introduces us to …
Read More of The call of the sandhill crane
By Debra Daniels-Zeller, author of The Northwest Vegetarian Cookbook — Join us for a special vegetarian harvest celebration at the Learning Center when Debra is the guest …
Read More of Two Fall recipes from Debra Daniels-Zeller
By Debra Daniels-Zeller, author of Northwest Vegetarian Cookbook — Join us for a special vegetarian harvest celebration at the Learning Center when Debra is the guest presenter …
Read More of Why local matters, Washington apples and pears
In celebration of our 25th year of connecting people to nature through hands-on experiences in the outdoors, North Cascades Institute has opened over 50 new programs for …
Read More of 2011 programs open for registration – sign up by spring equinox and save!
Doug Chadwick, a renowned writer of natural history based in Whitefish, Montana, is our first fall speaker in the 5th annual Sourdough Speaker Series at the North …
Read More of The Wolverine Way: An Interview with Doug Chadwick
Kurt Hoelting, seen here at our Sedro-Woolley office in 2008 in the midst of his “yearlong experiment in car-free local living”, will be at the North Cascades …
Read More of Reflections on "The Circumference of Home"
When we arranged to have novelist Jim Lynch appear at the Learning Center to be a Sourdough Speaker a year ago, our timing couldn’t have been better …
Read More of Jim Lynch at Learning Center, Oct. 10-11; win a copy of his new novel "Border Songs"