North Cascades Institute

Institute staff Tracy Johannessen and Saul Weisberg flank author...

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:01:33 -0700

Institute staff Tracy Johannessen and Saul Weisberg flank author Richard Louv and REI CEO Sally Jewell in Seattle, 2007. Jewell was recently confirmed as Secretary of the Interior in the Obama Administration, which could be great news for the movement to get kids outdoors, aka “No Child Left Inside”!

Rick Bass teaching at the North Cascades Environmental Learning...

Sat, 11 May 2013 10:01:27 -0700

Rick Bass teaching at the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center, 2009.

North Cascades Institute hosted a wonderful weekend in the San...

Tue, 07 May 2013 09:18:58 -0700

North Cascades Institute hosted a wonderful weekend in the San Juan Islands aboard the Orion, visiting Yellow Island at peak wildflower bloom. Photo by Jess Newley.

“The Passing of the Paddle” — cohort 11 on...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:08:48 -0700

“The Passing of the Paddle” — cohort 11 on their way out, cohort 12 on their way up! Photo by Andrew Pringle, NPS.

View and download our free calendar of 2013 programs at...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:01:30 -0700

View and download our free calendar of 2013 programs at http://bit.ly/10tJwyU. “Sourdough Mountain” painting by Skagit artist Becky Fletcher!

Wolverine in the Skagit?! Read all about it on our blog at...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:01:03 -0700

Wolverine in the Skagit?! Read all about it on our blog at http://chattermarks.ncascades.org/naturalist-notes/wolverine-in-the-skagit/

Clearing the North Cascades Highway! Photos by WSDOT.

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 07:30:43 -0700

Clearing the North Cascades Highway! Photos by WSDOT.

From the vaults: North Cascades Institute’s Nature Writing...

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:15:00 -0700

From the vaults: North Cascades Institute’s Nature Writing Retreat at Sun Mountain Lodge with Bill Dietrich, Robert Michael Pyle, Anne Zwinger and Tim McNulty. Circa 2000.

North and South Twin Sisters, 3/3/13. By John Scurlock.

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 09:31:37 -0800

North and South Twin Sisters, 3/3/13. By John Scurlock.

Poet and former North Cascades fire lookout Gary Snyder, with...

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 09:52:47 -0800

Poet and former North Cascades fire lookout Gary Snyder, with North Cascades Institute executive director Saul Weisberg, on stage at Seattle’s Benaroya Hall in 2009. Audio of Snyder’s reading available at http://podcastcafe.org/radiofreefundi/files/garysnyder-seattle09.html

David Moskowitz, wildlife tracker, photographer and author of...

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 10:01:17 -0800

David Moskowitz, wildlife tracker, photographer and author of “Wolves in the Land of Salmon”. Moskowitz is the Institute’s March Sourdough Speaker at the Learning Center (http://ncascades.org/signup/programs/wolves-in-the-land-of-salmon) and leading a tracking class in the Upper Skagit Valley on March 24 (http://ncascades.org/signup/programs/tracking-the-elusive-2013).

Photo by Emily Gibson

Hozomeen, on the US-Canadian border in the North Cascades,...

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 10:01:18 -0800

Hozomeen, on the US-Canadian border in the North Cascades, 1/25/13. Photo by John Scurlock: http://www.pbase.com/nolock.

Snow Geese of the lower Skagit Valley. Photos by Institute M.Ed...

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 09:20:53 -0800

Snow Geese of the lower Skagit Valley. Photos by Institute M.Ed graduate student Jess Newley: http://jessicanewley.com.

Winter birds of Cascadia. Photos by Jess Newley. Join the...

Sun, 27 Jan 2013 10:01:03 -0800

Winter birds of Cascadia. Photos by Jess Newley. Join the Institute and Libby Mills February 2 for our “Birding the Skagit Flats” field excursion: http://ncascades.org/signup/programs/birding-the-lower-skagit-2013.

After skinning six hours up the northern face of Ruby Mountain...

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 20:00:42 -0800

After skinning six hours up the northern face of Ruby Mountain on Wednesday, North Cascades Institute Grad Program Coordinator Stephanie Bennett reached the summit and was met by breathtaking views of the North Cascades and Ross Lake. (It took more than two hours to ski back down!)

55 bald eagles in a tree on the Nooksack River, Whatcom County....

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 20:01:08 -0800

55 bald eagles in a tree on the Nooksack River, Whatcom County. Photo by Chuck Hilliard. More at https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1758375568511.127273.1512680625&type=3

A steelhead in the Stillaguamish River. Photo by Institute M.Ed....

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 20:00:00 -0800

A steelhead in the Stillaguamish River. Photo by Institute M.Ed. Graduate Student Jessica Newley. More at www.JessicaNewley.com.

The 2012 Henry M. Jackson Youth Leadership Conference, held at...

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 09:20:20 -0800

The 2012 Henry M. Jackson Youth Leadership Conference, held at the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center in late November.

A stunning video portrait of the Mount Baker area and the Salish...

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 10:37:59 -0800

A stunning video portrait of the Mount Baker area and the Salish Sea. This is why we live where we do! Kudos to the filmmaker Ryan Gilbert of Bellingham.

Coho salmon in Clark Creek in the North Cascades, November 2012....

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:34:00 -0800

Coho salmon in Clark Creek in the North Cascades, November 2012. Photos by Institute M.Ed. graduate student Jessica Newley.