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Learning Adventures And Lodging In The “American Alps”

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December 15, 2017

The Environmental Learning Center at the North Cascades Institute is a hive of activity year-round, with programs for youth, families, and adults looking to expand their knowledge and skills / North Cascades Institute

Named a “Top Three Spots in the North Cascades” by The Seattle Times and “Top Ten Great Getaways” by ParentMap Magazine, the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center is a hub of discovery for all ages in one of the wildest, most biologically diverse landscapes in North America.

Operated by North Cascades Institute in partnership with the National Park Service and Seattle City Light, this award-winning campus is nestled on the shores of Diablo Lake in the heart of the North Cascades National Park Service Complex.

One of only a handful of overnight options inside the park, the ELC is the perfect place to launch any adventure. The campus features ADA-accessible facilities and pathways, including a multimedia classroom, research library and comfortable overnight lodging. There are outdoor learning shelters and trails leading into the surrounding wildlands, and a dock for those looking to pursue a paddling adventure on Diablo Lake. The lakeside dining hall delivers the highest quality meals for Institute program guests, featuring mostly local, organic food year-round.

The best way to experience the ELC is to enroll in one of the Institute’s dozens of programs. You can choose from Base Camp Learning and Lodging, Family Getaways, Skagit Tours or a robust slate of adult seminars and field courses.

Base Camp is a great option for those looking to explore “the American Alps” on their own schedule. This program includes overnight accommodations, three delicious meals and a naturalist-led learning activities including hikes, paddles and natural history explorations.

Family Getaways are popular multi-generational gatherings offer a wide variety of engaging, hands-on activities for all ages like canoeing, outdoor games and nature crafts by day and nocturnal explorations and campfires at night.

If you can’t spend the night, Skagit Tours are the perfect day-trip adventure, and an easy way to impress out-of-town visitors. For more than 80 years, Skagit Tours have provided recreational and educational experiences for people of all ages exploring the North Cascades and Upper Skagit Hydroelectric Project.

Please visit www.ncascades.org/get_ outside or call (360) 854-2599 for more information or to register for any of these programs, and give yourself the gift of nature with a Learning Adventure from North Cascades Institute!

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