On November 17, 2018 I attended the ninth annual Northwest Youth Leadership Summit at The Mountaineers Seattle Program Center. While I was there, I interacted with leaders …
Read More of Empowering Future Environmental Leaders: 2018 Northwest Youth Leadership Summit
By Emily Ford and Ginna Malley Campos On Friday November 6th, a voice broke the frosty air: “Who wants to be a leader?!” Cheers echoed across emerald …
Read More of 2015 Youth Leadership Conference: A Confluence of Young Leaders
By Sabrina Freedman Editors note: To put into context the Youth Leadership Conference held at our Environmental Learning Center from November 6-8, this article was written by one of …
Read More of Youth Leadership Adventures 2015: A Report from Ross Lake
Applications for our 2015 Youth Leadership Conference are now being accepted! The conference is held at the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center November 6-8 and is open …
Read More of Youth Leadership Conference 2015 in the North Cascades; now accepting applications
I remember my first introduction to the world of primitive skills – the day my employer and mentor first showed me how to make fire by friction.
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by Kelly Sleight, Graduate Student and YLC Planning Team member The sun appeared on November 7th for the first time in weeks to greet the leaders arriving …
Read More of Reflection and Action: the 2014 North Cascades Youth Leadership Conference
“Hey leaders?!” “Hey what!?!” It was that time of year again, when over 60 motivated teens and environmental professionals from throughout the Pacific Northwest converge on the …
Read More of A New Culture: The 2013 Henry M. Jackson Youth Leadership Conference
Heather Ellis is a future student of Social Work, currently on hiatus from school to work, take care of family, improve her photography, and give herself time for self-reflection …
Read More of Learning to Love in the North Cascades
Over Veteran’s Day weekend 63 students participated in the third annual Youth Leadership Conference, held at the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center. This year, the …
Read More of Youth Leaders Come Together at North Cascades Institute
What do you get when you mix 38 high-school students in two 20-day programs in a wildly beautiful place with early morning wake-up calls surrounded by snowcapped …
Read More of Cascades Climate Challenge: A Recipe for Love
