North Cascades Institute

Jun 1, 2020stephanie_friesen

While questions swirl around the phases of re-opening, fingers are crossed for summer adventures and the return of Fall programming. Navigating so many unknowns is a stressor …
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Dec 10, 2018Special Guest

As we are summoned out of summer’s euphoria by crisper breezes and calming drizzles we begin to notice a change in the cast of characters acting out …
Read More of Cascadian Fungi: Delightful and Deadly

Sep 1, 2016Institute Graduate Student

By Emma Ewert, graduate student in the Institute’s 15th cohort. Take a look at part one and part two of her series on the social lives of trees! While …
Read More of The Social Lives of Trees: Part 3 Underground Partnerships

Aug 25, 2016Institute Graduate Student

By Emma Ewert, graduate student in the Institute’s 15th cohort. Take a look at part one of her series on the social lives of trees! It is …
Read More of The Social Lives of Trees: Part 2 Mycorrhizal Fungi

Aug 22, 2016Institute Graduate Student

By Emma Ewert, graduate student in the Institute’s 15th cohort. I have always found trees comforting and familiar. Playing in the dense woods surrounding my childhood home, …
Read More of The Social Lives of Trees: Part 1

Jan 22, 2014Katherine Renz

Today I went on a hike looking for wildflowers. I failed, miserably. But this was accounted for in the strategic plan, a given before I’d even cinched …
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Oct 28, 2010Codi Hamblin

After several weeks of preparing for and teaching fall Mountain School, graduate students of Cohort 10 momentarily stepped away from their roles as instructors and transitioned back …
Read More of A Naturalist's Weekend: Exploring Fungi, Fire and Beetles

Oct 11, 2010Codi Hamblin

Each season brings its own unique changes that are often welcomed when the time comes. Although I’m never ready for summer to end, and often in denial …
Read More of Hints of Autumn: Welcoming a New Season in the North Cascades

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