North Cascades Institute

Aug 16, 2019Kiley Barbero

Summer is well underway, though it is a bit cooler in Cascadia than we’ve gotten used to in recent years — no complaints, we’re enjoying the clean air …
Read More of July 2019 Photo Round Up!

Nov 14, 2018Special Guest

It was a rainy morning on a cold, October day when I developed a new lens for reading the landscape of western Washington. I embarked from the …
Read More of Glacial Mud and Deadly Landslides: A Legacy of Glaciation in Western Washington

Jul 11, 2018Special Guest

This Naturalist Note is written by graduate student Marissa Bluestein, as part of the Fall Natural History Project In North Cascades Institute’s M.Ed. Residency coursework. You can …
Read More of Fire and Ice: How Lava and Glaciers Formed Mount Baker

Aug 3, 2017Institute Graduate Student

By Angela Burlile, graduate student in the Institute’s 16th cohort. During our Place-Based Learning in the North Cascades course this past summer, I discovered the power of …
Read More of A Natural and Cultural History Guide to the Blue House

May 13, 2016Institute Graduate Student

By Emily Ford, part of the Institute’s 15th Graduate Cohort. After a rainy and dark winter, I’ve started to recognize the North Cascades as I remember them …
Read More of Listening to Coyote

Oct 11, 2015Christian Martin

What do you do if you are a young midwestern college graduate with a degree in geology and a yearning for adventure, wilderness and outdoor work in …
Read More of Jon Riedel: Glacier Geologist

Dec 3, 2013Elissa Kobrin

The weight of a winter storm has whisked away the opportunity to further my exploration of the Methow Valley for another season. The fragile thread of concrete …
Read More of The Last Days in the Rain Shadow

Feb 11, 2013Institute Graduate Student

Graduate student Jacob Belsher writes a natural history book review on John McPhee’s Basin and Range According to James Hutton, a Scottish geologist working in the late …
Read More of The Long View: Geology, John McPhee and me

Nov 6, 2012Institute Graduate Student

North Cascades Institute heartily congratulates our friend Dr. Jon Riedel of North Cascades National Park. Last week, National Park Service Pacific West Regional Director Chris Lehnertz announced the …
Read More of Congratulations Jon Riedel!

Jan 1, 2011Stephanie Bennett

[The third installment in our ongoing Road Trip series, in which Institute staff visit other amazing places around the country and bring back stories and photos to …
Read More of Road Trip: Exploring the Grand Canyon, part 3