Sourdough Speaker #4: The Wolverine Way with Douglas Chadwick (30) Douglas Chadwick October 9 – 10, 2010 (Sat afternoon - Sunday morning) Learning Center $95      The North Cascades region is one of the last places in the US that is home to the elusive wolverine. "Glutton, demon of destruction, symbol of slaughter, mightiest of wilderness villains": the wolverine comes marked with a reputation based on myth and fancy. Yet this enigmatic animal is more complex than the legends that surround it and, with a shrinking wilderness and global warming, its future is uncertain. Celebrated natural history writer Douglas Chadwick, author of insightful tomes on mountain goats, grizzly bears, wolves and whales, volunteered with the Glacier Wolverine Project in Glacier National Park. His latest book, The Wolverine Way, reveals the findings of the five-year study, which involved dealing with blizzards, grizzlies, sheer mountain walls and other daily challenges to survival. Chadwick explains key missing information about the wolverine's habitat, social structure and reproduction habits. Wolverines, according to Chadwick, are the land equivalent of polar bears in regard to the impacts of global warming and with less than two dozen suspected to inhabit Washington State, time is of the essence to protect what remains. Learn more about North Cascades wolverines on our blog at http://chattermarks.ncascades.org/tag/wolverines/.

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The campus features trails, a canoe dock, outdoor learning shelters, classrooms, dining hall, an amphitheater and the Wild Ginger library. Facilities and local trails are ADA accessible. The Learning Center has three guest lodges for housing participants and instructors, each one with shared gender-specific bathrooms with showers. Guest rooms contain one twin bed and a set of twin bunk beds and pricing varies according to the sleeping arrangements. Bedrooms also include Internet ports, one or two writing desks and two built-in wardrobes. Participants are asked to bring their own bedding and towels; bedding and towels are offered for a small rental fee. Pillows are provided. Overnight accommodations are for paid registrants only. We cannot accommodate pets. Delicious, healthy meals incorporating local and organic foods are provided in our lakeside dining hall for paid registrants in Institute programs. If you have special dietary requirements or food allergies, we will gladly attempt to accommodate them with advance notice. No pets please.

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