Fall & Winter 2021 Programs

NORTH CASCADES INSTITUTE

Fall & Winter 2021

Base Camp, Mushroom Walks, Birding, Cooking, Author Readings & more

Base Camp Learning & Lodging

SHOULDER SEASON PRICING begins Oct 29

Nature of Writing Speaker Series

Enjoy crisp mountain air and golden colors this Fall in North Cascades National Park with Base Camp at the Environmental Learning Center! Each booking includes comfortable lodging, three delicious, locally-sourced meals and guided learning activities.

Village Books and North Cascades Institute host outdoor writers and artists to share their latest works, including Thor Hansen, Molly Hashimoto, Gary Ferguson, Katie Ives and others.

Sept-Nov, in-person or online

 ncascades.org/basecamp

 ncascades.org/events

Online & Field Learning Join us in the field for natural history excursions taught at locations around Skagit and Whatcom counties, and learn from home wherever you are with our slate of affordable online classes.  ncascades.org/classes

SEPTEMBER

9/9 9/9 9/14 9/17-19 9/25

Secrets of Seattle’s Historic Shoreline - Online Watercolors at Rockport State Park View of the NW through an Artist’s Lens - Online Fall Stewardship Weekend - Learning Center Birding the Salish Sea Aboard the Snow Goose

OCTOBER

10/2-3 Hawk Watch at Chelan Ridge 10/6 Creation of North Cascades National Park - Online 10/9 Meet the Mushrooms (2 sessions) - Bellingham 10/16&23 Mushrooms of North Cascades - Deception Pass 10/20 Cross-Continent Ecosystem Comparisons - Online NOVEMBER/DECEMBER

11/3 Diversity in the Outdoors w/Chevon Powell - Online 12/1 Poetry with Saul Weisberg & Tim McNulty - Online 12/14 Cooking Class with ELC Chef Dan Bullard - Online Can’t make a specific date for an online class?

Register and you can view the course on your own time!

VACCINATION or a negative COVID-19 test required for Base Camp and in-person programs

REGISTER ncascades.org/get_outside • 360-854-2599 NORTH CASCADES INSTITUTE 810 STATE ROUTE 20, SEDRO-WOOLLEY, WA 98284