Check on volunteer opportunities mentioned in the links above, in the highlights and sidebars on this page and the teacher and artist opportunities listed here.

Additionally, educational efforts through North Cascades Institute support the mission of North Cascades National Park and offer other ways to help expand the values and understanding about this significant protected region.

North Cascades NPS

Newhalem Creek painting in process by Becky Fletcher Artist-in-Residence, Fall 2008

Artist-in-Residence Program

The goal of this program is to allow artists to help frame and interpret the history and landscape of the parks for both visitors and those who will only know the parks through artistic legacy.

Artists are invited to become part of this well-established tradition through the North Cascades Artist-in-Residence program. Selected individuals will discover and interpret this landscape through their own creative projects. They are hosted by national park personnel and have opportunities to explore, hike and become a conduit for the local community to understand resources in new and unique ways.

Please review the brochure and application form if you are interested in participating in the program.

One of our most recent artist, Karen E. Lewis, invites you to view her residency experience in the program.