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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This Naturalist Note was written by graduate student, and blog writer Montana Napier as part of the Fall Natural History Project In North Cascades Institute’s M.Ed. Residency coursework.
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This Naturalist Note is written by graduate student and blog writer Montana Napier, as part of the Fall Natural History Project in North Cascades Institute’s Graduate M.Ed …
Read More of A Peek into Wilderness: North Cascades National Park
By Tyler Davis, graduate student of the Institute’s 15th cohort. Wolverines are elusive creatures that are primarily found in the far reaches of wilderness areas. These animals …
Read More of Wolverines: A Natural History
Written as an essay for the Conservation Psychology class at Western Washington University. “In wildness lies the hope of the world.” John Muir Today, our world faces …
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Bill Gaines has been at the forefront of the grizzly bear recovery efforts in the Pacific Northwest for 25 years. I recently had the opportunity to sit …
Read More of Patience and Persistence: An Interview with Grizzly Bear Biologist Bill Gaines
By Chelsea Elizabeth Ernst, Candidate for Master’s of Environmental Education The North Cascades are a rugged and dramatic landscape that offers habitat to thousands of plant and …
Read More of Amphibians of North Cascades National Park: Their Importance, Sensitivity, Habitats, Threats and Management Implications
Indira Mejia-Chavez was born in Mexico, but her mom raised her and her two younger siblings in the Skagit valley, where she lives today. Her first experience …
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Seconds past midnight, all bubbles and kisses. December’s fading moments transition into the cacophony of January, offering an annual reincarnation, ushering in a fresh year of open-ended …
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My touring partner, Ian, and I found ourselves looking out across Ptarmagin Ridge toward our distant objective, Coleman Pinnacle. The only noise was that of the wind …
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