by Mt. Adams Institute | Apr 26, 2022 | VetsWork Fire, VWF 2022
Being born and raised in San Diego, California, one may think about great weather and beaches however, like everything in life there are ups and downs. I never knew my father growing up as my mother worked 2 sometimes 3 jobs to make ends meet. Because of this, I was...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Apr 26, 2022 | VWF 2022
Being born and raised in San Diego, California, one may think about great weather and beaches however, like everything in life there are ups and downs. I never knew my father growing up as my mother worked 2 sometimes 3 jobs to make ends meet. Because of this, I was...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Apr 12, 2022 | SOP 12
Event Details Where: Click here to watch the recorded lecture. Additional Resources: Panelist Susan Jane Brown is featured in the Timber Wars podcast and in this Oregon Field Guide episode! Lecture Description: Economics or environmentalism? Trees or timber? Spotted...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Mar 9, 2022 | SOP 12
Event Details Where: Click here to watch the recorded lecture. Lecture Description: An extraordinary time in Oregon history occurred in central Oregon, when a religious sect from India set up an experiment on a cattle ranch outside Madras. In the 1980s, the Indian...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Mar 1, 2022 | Field Notes
Deb Mumm-Hill is joining the Mt. Adams Institute (MAI) as the new Executive Director. Mumm-Hill is excited to support MAI’s mission of connecting people to the natural world through education, service, career development, and research. Throughout her career, she has...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Feb 18, 2022 | Sense Of Place
Sense of Place is returning to live, in-person lectures. Join us on March 9th at 7 p.m. at the Columbia Center for the Arts to learn about Rajneeshees in Oregon with Les Zaitz. This event will have limited in-person ticket sales, but will also be live-streamed so...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Feb 9, 2022 | SOP 12
Event Details Where: Click here to watch the recorded lecture. Lecture Description: In the 1980s, a new idea was gaining momentum in the Gorge. It came in response to a familiar challenge – how do we keep people healthy? Does it start and stop at the doctor’s office?...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Jan 12, 2022 | SOP 12
Event Details Where: Click here to watch the recorded lecture. Additional Resources: Plants that attract native pollinators year round Oregon Bee Project – Bee Atlas What you can do in our backyard to help save the bees! Lecture Description: The Columbia...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Jan 6, 2022 | Field Notes
What a year this has been so far! Throughout my internship, I have been exposed to so many new learning opportunities. My position had a slow start, but as my qualifications began stacking up, so did the availability of work I was able to do. A large majority of what...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Dec 8, 2021 | SOP 12
Event Details Where: Click here to watch the recorded lecture. Lecture Description Debris flows are rapidly moving, water-saturated masses of rock and sediment that occur naturally on volcanoes like Mount Adams and Mount Hood. Small, storm-triggered debris flows occur...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Nov 10, 2021 | SOP 12
Event Details Where: Click here to watch the recorded lecture. Additional Resources: Check out this podcast on wolverines Lecture Description: Two rare carnivores roam the high-alpine regions of the Washington Cascades. Wolverines were once eliminated entirely from...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Nov 10, 2021 | Field Notes, VetsWork
Veterans Day Celebration: Julian Rodriguez Our Outreach Coordinator had the pleasure of sitting down with a group of current and former VetsWork Interns to discuss their service, current roles, and connections to the outdoors. Read below about Julian Rodriguez,...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Nov 8, 2021 | Field Notes, VetsWork
Veterans Day Celebration: Patrick Ford Our Outreach Coordinator had the pleasure of sitting down with a group of current and former VetsWork Interns to discuss their service, current roles, and connections to the outdoors. Read below about Patrick Ford, Volunteer...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Nov 5, 2021 | Field Notes, VetsWork
Veterans Day Celebration: Chris Sutherland Our Outreach Coordinator had the pleasure of sitting down with a group of current and former VetsWork Interns to discuss their service, current roles, and connections to the outdoors. Read below about Chris Sutherland, Field...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Nov 2, 2021 | Field Notes, VetsWork
Veterans Day Celebration: Elamon White Our Outreach Coordinator had the pleasure of sitting down with a group of current and former VetsWork Interns to discuss their service, current roles, and connections to the outdoors. Read below about Elamon White, VetsWork Alum...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Oct 29, 2021 | Field Notes, VetsWork
Veterans Day Celebration: Amanda Williams Our Outreach Coordinator had the pleasure of sitting down with a group of current and former VetsWork Interns to discuss their service, current roles, and connections to the outdoors. Read below about Amanda Williams, Public...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Oct 25, 2021 | Field Notes
A huge thank you to all of our Season 12 sponsors! Without your generosity, Sense of Place would not be possible. Find out more about our sponsors below. Gorge Community Foundation Dog River Coffee Columbia Insight Insitu Columbia Gorge Physical Therapy and Sports...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Oct 13, 2021 | SOP 12
Event Details Where: Click here to watch recorded lecture. Additional Resources: Mycomatch.com & mushroomsofcascadia.com Lecture Description: Virtually every habitat found anywhere in the entire Cascadia Region, from southern Alaska to Central California and from...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Oct 4, 2021 | Field Notes
Trout Lake, Wash. (Oct. 3, 2021) — Mt. Adams Institute (MAI) received a $75,000 grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust for facility construction and renovation on MAI’s campus. This includes final additions to the new pavilion, replacement of bunkhouse...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Sep 17, 2021 | Field Notes
After spending the past ten years as the Executive Director of the Mt. Adams Institute (MAI), I have decided to step away from the organization.. . . AND that’s a good thing! Let me tell you why. In the beginning, MAI was just an idea that stemmed from finding myself...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Sep 17, 2021 | Field Notes
Mt. Adams Institute (MAI) is recruiting a new executive director. Current leader, Brendan Norman, announced his resignation effective May 1, 2022. Norman, along with MAI’s founding board of directors, created the organization in 2011. MAI, a nonprofit organization...
