<html><head></head><body><div class="yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">North Cascades Institute has several upcoming bird-related programs that I think many of you will be interested in: </p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">First off, we have <span style="font-weight: 700;">award-winning author and photographer Paul Bannick</span> returning for a two-part online speaking engagement. Paul will combine his breathtaking images, first-hand accounts, video, sound, and science for an incredibly inspiring presentation and will also save time for all of your burning owl-related questions.</p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">The first event will take place January 26 and will focus on the <span style="font-weight: 700;">Owls of the Pacific Northwest</span>. The second event will take place February 15 and focus on <span style="font-weight: 700;">Snowy Owls</span>. Both events will be held virtually via Zoom from 6-7:15 PM and they are both only $10 to attend. You can <span style="font-weight: 700;">sign up for either class at </span><a href="https://ncascades.org/signup/programs/classes" style="color: rgb(25, 106, 212);" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline;">https://ncascades.org/signup/programs/classes</span></a>.</p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">When you visit the <a href="https://ncascades.org/signup/programs/classes" style="color: rgb(25, 106, 212);" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>sign-up page</b></span></a>, you’ll also see that the Institute is offering two <span style="font-weight: 700;">Skagit Valley Winter Birding</span> trips in February. The first field trip is already sold out, but the second one on February 11 taught by Brendan McGarry still has some spots available. </p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">We also have a <span style="font-weight: 700;">Winter Wildlife Tracking class</span> happening on February 25 along Mt. Baker Highway and several other nature-related classes that you all might be interested in including a virtual presentation by <span style="font-weight: 700;">Dr. Kaeli Swift</span><b> about Corvids</b> on May 10. </p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Many other programs will be posted soon, and some of them will sell out quickly, so I highly recommend that you <span style="font-weight: 700;">sign up for the Institute’s monthly eNewsletter </span><a href="https://ncascades.org/newsletter-signup" style="color: rgb(25, 106, 212); text-decoration-line: underline;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 700;">here</span></a>. Scholarships and Student, Military and Disability discounts may also be available for in-person programs. Call (360) 854-2599 for more info. </p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Happy New Year!</p></div><br></div></div></body></html>