On March 31, North Cascade Institute Graduate M.Ed. student Gina Roberti had the wonderful opportunity to attend a presentation by Roger Christophersen, biologist for North Cascades National …
Read More of Iconic Carnivores of the North Cascades
Exciting news from our friends at North Cascades National Park: Look at the paws on this guy! Last summer, a visitor reported … that they had seen …
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On July 23rd, a group of volunteer scientists joined biologists from the North Cascades Institute, North Cascades National Park and Western Washington University to say farewell to …
Read More of The Cascades Butterfly Project: Citizen Scientists Unite!
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 …
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North Cascades Highway is nearly open. The snowmobiles are put away, the traps are closed for the season and the wolverine crew has moved on to other …
Read More of The magic of wolverine tracking
You would think it wouldn’t work. First of all, the wolverine is an elusive creature. It inhabits the untrammeled heights of mountain ranges and is rarely seen …
Read More of Capturing the Cascades wolverine
It is nearing the end of February, and yet, while spring is shouting out with buds blossoming and fair weather, I find myself craving the cold of …
Read More of Crossing a bobcat's path
It is the radio call we’ve been waiting for all season. Adam and I linger beside the truck, waiting to unload a couple of snowmobiles and get …
Read More of Encounters of a wolverine kind