Author: Edwin Torres

From June 25th through June 29th the Pacific Northwest (PNW) experienced record-breaking temperatures due to a heatwave. A heatwave is caused when a high pressure system settles over a region. Air is forced downwards and does not allow warm air to rise and so the...

Land Acknowledgement Ancestral homelands of the Upper Skagit, Sauk-Suiattle, Swinomish, Samish, Nooksack, Lummi, Stó:lō, Nlaka'pamux, Colville, and Sylix/Okanagan Tribes and Nations. North Cascades National park (NOCA) is one part of what is known as the North Cascades National Park Complex which also includes Ross Lake and Lake...

Hello, and welcome to my blog! My name is Edwin Torres. I am a recent, first-generation graduate from Central Washington University, where I majored in Geography. This summer I will be working as a Native Plant Propagation Assistant at North Cascades National Park. I am beyond...