LIVING WITH MOUNTAINS, A GUIDE FOR LEARNING AND TEACHING ABOUT MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPES, 1991
LIVING WITH MOUNTAINS, A GUIDE FOR LEARNING AND TEACHING ABOUT MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPES, 1991
Edited by
Wendy Scherrer and Saul Weisberg
Living With Mountains invites children and teachers to discover the mountain landscapes of northwest Washington. Containing a wide diversity of flora and fauna, unique landforms such as glaciers and volcanoes, and a rich cultural history, the North Cascades offer unique opportunities for education.
Sharing the Skagit - An Educator's Guide to the Skagit River Watershed, 1993
By
Saul Weisberg, Jon Riedel, Trade Johannessen, and Wendy Scherrer
The Skagit Watershed Education Project
The Skagit Watershed Education Project is an ongoing project of North Cascade Institute that helps school children,
their teachers, and local communities explore the river basin they call home. Focusing on the basin's cultural
history, natural history, economic resources, and current issues, our goal is to create a field-based environmental
education project which will enable elementary students to understand issues and activities which effect water
quality and quantity within the river basin.
NCI - Natural History of the Skagit Watershed, Teacher Workshop, Watershed Education, 1997
NCI - Natural History of the Skagit Watershed, Teacher Workshop, Watershed Education, 1997
by Wendy Scherrer, Tracie Johannessen Saul Weisberg
Target Audience:
1) Teachers working in the upper Skagit Watershed of British Columbia and
Washington . Workshops focus on 4th-8th grade educators, but information can
be adjusted for older or younger students .
2) Educators desiring to teach about wildlife and habitats of the Skagit
Watershed .
3) Youth leaders and educators who wish to incorporate amphibian education
into their environmental education activities .
4) Primary beneficiaries are children in schools throughout the Skagit River
Basin.
Hozomeen Video: A story about chert, identity, and landscape, 2010
Hozomeen: A story about chert, identity, and landscape, 2010
Produced by: Benjamin Drummond and Sara Joy Steele, bdsjs.com
Hozomeen: A story about chert, identity, and landscape from North Cascades National Park on Vimeo.
Gathering at Hozomeen
On September 12 and 13, 2009 the Skagit Environmental Endowment Commission invited Washington and BC First Nations, archaeologists, anthropologist and other interested people to gather at International Point in the Upper Skagit Valley.
This two-day ‘Gathering at Hozomeen’ focused on understanding and honoring the long history of Indigenous Nation involvement in the Upper Skagit River Watershed.
The event included demonstrations of tribal and first nations traditional activities, tours on Ross Lake, interpretive walks, displays, speakers and celebration. Throughout the two-day program there were opportunities to share knowledge and stories about this unique mountain landscape.
The following video clip tells the story of Hozomeen Chert, a unique flint rock mined historically for tool-making only at Hozomeen Mountain and has been archaeologically re-discovered and documented in places like La Connor, Washington, Lytton, BC, Chilliwack, BC and others. These historic tribal and first nation peoples share a travel and trading history connecting them at Hozomeen.
Additional Materials:
- Lithic Stone Raw Materials Poster
- Hozomeen Gathering Press Release
- Hozomeen Gathering Grounds Map handout
A Gathering at Hozomeen from Vimeo.
Human History of the Upper Skagit Watershed, 2008
The following document provides an overview of human history in the Upper Skagit Watershed, largely focused on the lands upstream of the Ross Lake Reservoir. The information has been gathered from many publications, as well as personal communications.
In roughly chronological order, the main eras covered are:
- First Nations
- European Contact
- Fur Industry
- Gold Rush / Mining
- Homesteads
- Hydroelectric
- Logging
- Modern Highways
- Wilderness Preservation
Fraser-Cascade Mountain School and Hope Mountain Centre, Hope BC