by Mt. Adams Institute | Aug 6, 2019 | VetsWork
There are a few easy ways for an outsider to know when spring has begun in Rockbridge County. The turkeys are out, as are the soon to be hunters, Morel mushrooms will begin to appear around the poplar trees, and country roads will become clogged with trout...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Aug 6, 2019 | VetsWork
To jump into another year of volunteering wasn’t an easy choice. But to be honest, pursuing a career in our living earth isn’t easy either. I already know I have a passion for fishes and at this point I feel like I do know a good amount about them too. I have a B.S....
by Mt. Adams Institute | Aug 6, 2019 | VetsWork
Since getting hired by the Mt. Adams Institute through the VetsWork AmeriCorps program in March, it has been an extremely busy time learning how fish hatcheries operate. I began my first day of work at the Carson National Fish Hatchery in Washington on March 25th,...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Aug 6, 2019 | VetsWork
I’m a couple months into the VetsWork AmeriCorps internship and so far it has been a great experience. I began the internship in Trout Lake, WA on the Mount Adams Ranger District of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. I was there to learn and perform facilities...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Aug 6, 2019 | VetsWork
Hello everyone out there in Blog land! My name is Jeff and I am a VetsWork intern working with the fleet management department in (wait for it), Anchorage, Alaska!! I am going on my 3rd month with the program here and love it. The people I work with are awesome and...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Aug 6, 2019 | VetsWork
My name is Dallas Reece Rhinehart. I served 5 years in the Navy as a Hospital Corpsman before transitioning into civilian life, and the Mt. Adams Institute (MAI) VetsWork program. I’m currently serving on the North Fork John Day Ranger District of the Umatilla...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Aug 6, 2019 | Field Notes
Mt. Adams Institute programs are expanding and so is our staff! We are currently hiring three positions: Human Resources/Recruitment Director Program Coordinator: VetsWork Program Coordinator: Public Lands Stewards & VetsWork GreenCorps Please check out our...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Jul 23, 2019 | VetsWork
United States Army to United States Forest Service thanks to the VetsWork program of the Mt. Adams Institute. My name is Keoni and I am serving on the Malheur National Forest at the Prairie City Ranger District as a recreation technician. One month down and my only...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Jul 23, 2019 | VetsWork
Since I started working for the Malheur National Forest through the VetsWork program, I have had many different experiences and have learned new skills. One day, we were called out to assess a bridge that had been flooded due to a large sinkhole, which formed during...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Jul 23, 2019 | VetsWork
My experiences thus far have been amazing. I have had the opportunity to be involved in a multifaceted overview of the Forest Service and what it has to offer. My daily job entails the collection and management of site reports, contract reports, and Forest...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Jul 23, 2019 | VetsWork
Hey everyone, I’m really excited to fill you in on the past two months of my AmeriCorps VetsWork internship. As you may have read in my bio, I am working in the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest in Northwest Georgia. It has been an incredible experience so far...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Jul 23, 2019 | VetsWork
Nestled in the Eastern slopes of the Allegheny Mountains, the Warm Springs/ James River Ranger District on the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests experiences spring in spectacular fashion. I arrived in Bath County in early March. On my first day, my...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Jul 23, 2019 | VetsWork
Hello, my name is Christina Passafaro and I am working on the Sumter National Forest in Mountain Rest, South Carolina as the volunteer coordinator. I’ll be doing this position for ten months through the VetsWork AmeriCorps program that Mt. Adams Institute...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Jul 23, 2019 | VetsWork
My first six weeks as an Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) VetsWork intern have been AWESOME! I have been taught more new skills than I can think of. Here’s a short list of the top few I have enjoyed the most: bucking and basic chainsaw training, using a gas drill,...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Jul 23, 2019 | VetsWork
I am stationed in the Umatilla National Forest in Ukiah, Oregon at the North Fork John Day Ranger District. When I arrived there was still a ton of snow everywhere, and it felt somewhat confining. It was a daunting white barrier preventing us from exploring the woods....
by Mt. Adams Institute | Jul 23, 2019 | VetsWork
Getting warmed up and accustomed to the new work environment here in Crescent has been a very valuable learning lesson and a great step in the direction of feeling confident and cable in the Forest Service. In just the couple months that I have been in my new...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Jul 23, 2019 | VetsWork
I think that everyone in the lower 48 states has an idea of what Alaska is like or all about. First things that jump to my mind are moose, glaciers, vast expanse of forest and the odd off/on structure of daylight throughout the year. Basically anything outdoorsy or...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Jul 22, 2019 | VetsWork
I met Staff Sergeant Robert Paul in the cab of a dusty 998 model Humvee near Baghdad, Iraq in 2004. I had just joined up with a new forward operating civil affairs team as a driver and a gunner. It was March 3…it was 98 degrees; Ramadan had ended the month prior and...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Jun 20, 2019 | VetsWork
Hello world, I am serving as a recreation intern based at the Glacier Ranger District in Girdwood, Alaska for the U.S. Forest Service on the Chugach National Forest. Finding this position came at the perfect time in my life and I am so ecstatic to be here! I...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Jun 4, 2019 | Field Notes
Mt. Adams Institute is excited to announce that it will receive $1,119,904 in AmeriCorps funding annually for the next three years from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the federal agency responsible for AmeriCorps and other national service...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Mar 28, 2019 | Field Notes
Mt. Adams Institute is accepting applications for the position of Administrative Assistant through April 19, 2019. See the following link for position description and details: Mt. Adams Institute Administrative Assistant Position...
