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Yesterday I was about a mile down the Diablo East Trail (leaves behind the ELC) and came across these cougar tracks. The cougar had probably passed through there within the last few days. Deer tracks were also along the trail, but we never came across red snow, so maybe the cougar didn't have lunch. Thanks for sharing Jihan! #ncigrad #ncascades #noca #cougartracks #explorewa

"So far, my understanding of being an educator is that it allows me the chance to keep learning forever." - Joe Loviska, C15 Graduate Student @joecanny Students from Meridian Middle School collect and study snow samples in the shadow of Mt. Shuksan. The samples will be sent to Western Wahington Universities' biology lab for DNA analysis in an ongoing research project studying snow algae. This field station is a part of a larger program, Snow School, which explores the upper reaches of the Nooksack watershed through a packed day of field science. *Snow School is made possible through a collaboration of the North Cascades Institute, Western Washington University, Northwest Avalanche Center and Mt. Baker Ski area. Recap by Zachary Lundgren, C15 Graduate Student @cascadzia Photo by Abby Sussman #ncascades #ncigrad #mtbakersnowschool #mountbaker #mtbaker #snowscience #snowschool #environmentaleducation @mtbakerskiarea @nwacus @u.s.forestservice