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	The High Ridge: Celebrating 25 Years In the North Cascades The story of North Cascades Institute -- where we came from, where we're going -- on the occasion of our 25th anniversary. 11:02 \|
	Family Getaways at the Learning Center From canoeing and hiking adventures, to bat-watching, bunkbeds and campfires, Family Getaways provide a unique opportunity for families of all shapes and sizes to gather in the North Cascades. 4:45 \|
	Mountain School Mountain School students come to the North Cascades with their school class, teacher and chaperones to learn about the ecosystems, geology and natural and cultural history of the mountains. 6:08 \|
	Skagit Tours Learn about our interpretive boat & shuttle tours of the fascinating natural and cultural history of the Upper Skagit Valley. 6:05 \|


	North Cascades Institute : A Brief Overview The Institute seeks to inspire closer relationships with nature through direct experiences in the natural world. Here is an overview of our work, circa 2011. 5:56 \|
	10 Minutes with Tom Fleischner In 1986, Tom co-founded the North Cascades Institute with Saul Weisberg and began leading field excursions to study the natural and cultural history of the North Cascade region. 9:16 \|
	Mountain School on KCTS "North Cascades: People, Places and Stories" is a local series by PBS that showcases Washington's breathtaking national park. This segment looks at the North Cascade Institute's residential education program, Mountain School. 4:54 \|
	Fire Lookouts of the North Cascades A presentation that the Institute produced for the "Evening with Gary Snyder" event in May 2009. Snyder asked if we could put something together that would evoke his time spent in the North Cascades as a fire lookout. Here's what we came up with. 5:28 \|
	North Cascades Institute Environmental Learning Center Slideshow Take a virtual tour of the Learning Center through photographs.

	Youth Leadership Adventures Now accepting applications for summer 2013! 4:45 \|
	Youth Leadership Conference 2011 A summit on the pathway for youth 12:37 \|
	Youth Leadership Conference 2010 Nineteen high school students from five cities spent a month in the North Cascades hiking glaciers, dodging thunderstorms and witnessing the impacts of climate change. 2:39 \|
	Cascades Climate Challenge Nineteen high school students from five cities spent a month in the North Cascades hiking glaciers, dodging thunderstorms and witnessing the impacts of climate change. 13:10 \|
	Cascades Climate Challenge: 2009 Community Service Projects After spending a month in the North Cascades and traveling to Washington, DC, Climate Challenge students partnered with an elementary school class and a local National Park to lead service projects in their home communities. This story chronicles what happened in Seattle and Denver. 5:09 \|

	Cheryl Strayed in the Skagit Valley 9/29/12 Strayed reads from her memoir Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail at the Conway Muse
	Terry Tempest Williams in Bellingham 6/21/12 Williams reads from her memoir When Women Were Birds: Fifty-Four Variations on Voice at  Bellingham High School
	Gary Snyder in Seattle 5/27/09 Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and author Snyder reads poetry at Benaroya Hall
	Gary Snyder in Bellingham 11/30/04 Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and author Snyder reads from Danger on Peaks at Bellingham High School
	Richard Louv in Seattle 5/21/11 Richard Louv discusses "The Nature Principle" at Seattle's Town Hall
	Robert Michael Pyle Greys River 10/11 Fifteen minutes with Robert Michael Pyle

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