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Did you know it’s National Park Week?! National

Did you know it’s National Park Week?! National park week started April 20 and goes through April 28. National Park Service parks, programs, and partners will host events and activities all week! Check out the themes of each day for the rest of this week and for more info visit: nps.gov

🦬 Wednesday, April 24: Workforce Wednesday. Meet our incredible workforce of employees, interns, fellows, volunteers, contractors, partners, and more.

🦬 Thursday, April 25: Youth Engagement. Learn about the opportunities for youth and young adults (https://www.nps.gov/subjects/youthprograms/index.htm) to get involved.

🦬 Friday, April 26: Community Connections. Learn about the important work our programs and partners are doing in communities across the country.

🦬 Saturday, April 27: Junior Ranger Day. For kids (and kids at heart), become a Junior Ranger.

🦬 Sunday, April 28: Arts in Parks. Home of many arts past and present, paint a picture, write a song, and find your muse creating arts within parks.

📸: @sarina_pizzala

The early bird (or eager learner) gets the worm!

The early bird (or eager learner) gets the worm!

Early giving starts now! Help give youth more magical moments like this outdoors by being one of the first to GIVE BIG this year.

🌱 Visit ncascades.org/givebig to donate today & learn how your donations help youth enjoy hands-on learning experiences in nature.

@GiveBigWA

#givebig2024 #givebig #northcascades #northcascadesinstitute #outdoorschoolforall #diversifyoutdoors #nochildleftinside #environmentaleducation #mountainschool #youthleadership #givelocal #giveback #charity #nonprofit #donate #socialgood

Happy Earth Day! 🌎🎉🏔️ How are you cele

Happy Earth Day! 🌎🎉🏔️

How are you celebrating this year? Going outside, picking up trash in your area, advocating for legislative change… Tell us in the comments.

If you plan to get outside, remember to #RecreateResponsibly

📍Ancestral homelands of the Upper Skagit, Swinomish, Nlaka’pamux & Sauk Suiattle people
📸: @kotkin77

Happy Earth Day! We have an incredible lineup of a

Happy Earth Day! We have an incredible lineup of author events this week, celebrating the wonder, beauty and interconnections of this unique Pacific Northwest landscape we call home.

To reserve your seat at this week's events and learn more about the Nature of Writing Speaker Series, visit https://blog.ncascades.org/odds-and-ends/nature-of-writing-spring-2024/

#authorreading #NatureWriting #poetry #northcascadesinstitute #natureofwritingseries #indybookstore #shoplocal

What is the nature of the bioregion known as Casca

What is the nature of the bioregion known as Cascadia? How is this insight expressed by the people who live, work, practice, and play here? Is there a connection between Zen practice and the Cascadia bioregion?

These questions and much more are explored in the new title Cascadian Zen: Bioregional Writings on Cascadia Here and Now. Join all three editors of this thought-provoking anthology that weaves together nonfiction, poetry, interviews, translations, and artwork in the Village Books Readings Gallery this Sunday, April 21, at 2 pm.

📚 Read an excerpt on our blog at https://blog.ncascades.org/odds-and-ends/what-is-cascadian-zen

#authorreading #poetry #naturewriting #cascadiaexplored #natureofwritingseries #northcascadesinstitute

Earth day is Monday 4/22!! 🌎 The theme for E

Earth day is Monday 4/22!!

🌎 The theme for Earth Day 2024 is “Planet vs. Plastics,” which highlights EarthDay.org's commitment to demanding a 60 percent reduction on the production of all plastics by 2040

🌎 Plastics extend beyond an environmental issue; they present a threat to human health. As plastics break down into microplastics, they release toxic chemicals into our food and water sources and circulate through the air we breathe.

🌎 100 billion plastic beverage containers were sold last year in the United States. A few of them will be converted into park benches; none of them will be made into new plastic bottles and 95% of all plastics in the US won’t be recycled at all

🌎 The fast fashion industry annually produces over 100 billion garments. Approximately 85% of garments end up in landfills, with only 1% being recycled. Nearly 70% of clothing is made from crude oil, resulting in the release of dangerous microfibers when washed and continued contribution to long-term pollution in landfills.

🌎 What can you do? Demand change and policies ending the practices of fast fashion and the vast amount of plastic it produces and uses. Invest in innovative technologies and materials to build a plastic-free world.

Want more info about this year’s Earth Day theme and upcoming Earth Day events in your area, visit Earthday.org

📸: @bluemrb
📝:Information source, earthday.org

Are you giving BIG for youth this spring? Take a p

Are you giving BIG for youth this spring? Take a photo telling us your WHY, tag us & we’ll share it with our community.

Visit ncascades.org/givebig to donate TODAY!

#givebig2024 #givebig #northcascades #northcascadesinstitute #outdoorschoolforall #diversifyoutdoors #nochildleftinside #environmentaleducation #mountainschool #youthleadership #givelocal #giveback #charity #nonprofit #donate #socialgood

#ThrowbackThursday 🌲 In celebration of National

#ThrowbackThursday 🌲 In celebration of National Poetry Month, join us for some Poetry on the Porch with long-time friend and Institute instructor Evan Holstrom, reading Evie Shockley's poem “You Must Walk This Lonesome"

#poetryontheporch #northcascadesinstitute #poetrylovers #poetrymonth

Moods of Maple Pass. 🤍🖤💙💚🧡💛 Whi

Moods of Maple Pass. 🤍🖤💙💚🧡💛

Which is your favorite:

Slide 1: Spring
Slide 2: Summer
Slide 3: Fall

📍Ancestral homelands of the Nlaka’pamux, Chelan, Syilx (Okanagan)
📸: @brandy___marie

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