North Cascades Institute seeks to inspire closer relationships with nature through direct experiences in the natural world. Our mission is to conserve and restore Northwest environments through education. Since 1986, we have helped connect people, nature and community through science, art, literature and the hands-on study of the natural and cultural history of the Pacific Northwest.
The North Cascades Environmental Learning Center, field campus of the Institute, is a hub of discovery for all ages. The Institute operates the Learning Center in partnership with the National Park Service and Seattle City Light. A model of earth-friendly design and operations, the tree-sheltered campus hugs the north shore of Diablo Lake in North Cascades National Park, one of the wildest, heaviest glaciated and most biologically diverse areas in North America.
Learn more at www.ncascades.org