by Mt. Adams Institute | Jan 29, 2023 | Staff
Finance Director Mike is supporting the MAI team helping manage day-to-day operations with oversight of our facilities, financial management and program support. Mike’s background includes work with AmeriCorps programs, nonprofit management and a variety of youth...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Jan 29, 2023 | Staff
Human Resources & Recruitment Director Sherrie has over twenty five years’ experience recruiting AmeriCorps members and fiscal management: Northwest Service Academy and Confluence Environmental Center. Sherrie enjoys playing hard in the outdoors with her family...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Jan 29, 2023 | Staff
Executive Director Aaron Stanton is our Executive Director and has been at MAI since the early years, beginning in 2013. For most of those years, he was the Program Director, overseeing our AmeriCorps programs. Prior to joining MAI, his background was in public school...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Jan 29, 2023 | MAI Recruiter, Staff
Recruitment Coordinator Erica joined the MAI staff after serving three terms as an MAI AmeriCorps member. She got her start in 2016 with the Land Stewards program where she served one year as a refuge technician with US Fish & Wildlife Service, and two years in a...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Jan 29, 2023 | SOP Host, Staff
Sense of Place Host & Curator Sarah Fox comes to MAI as the creator/producer of the podcast Hear in the Gorge and as curator/host of the Sense of Place Event Series. Her work has appeared on Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) and has been recognized by the Oregon...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Jan 29, 2023 | Staff
VetsWork Program Manager Johannah provides support to VetsWork participants and partners as a program coordinator. She has worked as a penguin researcher in Argentina and the Galapagos. In 2019, Johannah completed three years of service as a Peace Corps volunteer in...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Dec 23, 2022 | Field Notes, LS 2022, VW 2022
This year has been more than I ever thought it could be and then some serving with the Mount Adams Institute and the Forest Service. Between all the hard work, amazing sights, and just as amazing people to work with, what more could a guy ask for? In the beginning, I...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Dec 16, 2022 | Field Notes, LS 2022, VW 2022
Coming into the Mt Adams Institute Land Stewards Program after fulfilling a previous AmeriCorps Internship I was very excited to see where this position would take me. Not only would I be doing my mainstay of Forest Service work as a Wilderness Ranger, but I would...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Dec 9, 2022 | Field Notes, LS 2022, VW 2022
The following three haiku are a reflection of my experience so far. They are meant to come one after another, with no more separation than the physical indentation that is between them. tossing and turning the storm wants to chat… maybe for an hour my head in my...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Nov 22, 2022 | Field Notes, LS 2022, VW 2022
I’ve had the opportunity to do a lot of different jobs in the Forest Service here at Cle Elum. The season began with a lot of trail work. I was also able to shadow the botany team and help them prevent beetle infestation. I worked with the heavy equipment operators,...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Nov 18, 2022 | Field Notes, LS 2022, VW 2022
What an incredible three months this has been for me, when I first started this program, I really didn’t know what to expect, was I going to love it or hate it? Are the other interns and forest service employees going to be good people? Can I handle living away from...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Nov 11, 2022 | Field Notes, LS 2022, VW 2022
My first summer on the west coast has been filled with adventures both professional and personal. I’ve explored Mt Hood National Forest and the Columbia River Gorge, as well as Portland, all the while really getting to know the Timberline lodge inside and out. My...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Oct 28, 2022 | Field Notes, LS 2022, VW 2022
I am so excited to be serving an Americorps internship with the US Forest Service through the Mt. Adams Institute’s Public Lands Stewards program! I have been working as a wilderness ranger at Mt. Adams Ranger District for about 10 weeks now and already have been able...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Oct 15, 2022 | Field Notes, LS 2022, VW 2022
The first week I was at my internship I went on a walk around the wetlands by myself with the goal of learning the names of 5 flowers and 3 insects. I had just downloaded the app Seek by recommendation from my boss. Seek is an app (that I also now recommend to...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Oct 7, 2022 | Field Notes, LS 2022, VW 2022
I have been an avid outdoorsman my entire life. Hiking and exploring the bountiful forests of Washington State has been a favorite summer pastime for me, but it was never something that I thought I’d actually be paid to do. My AmeriCorps internship with the Entiat...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Sep 16, 2022 | Field Notes, LS 2022, VW 2022
This is my second Americorps position, and there are many reasons why I decided to serve another term after my first one. My position title is Wilderness Backcountry Ranger and I currently serve in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest in the Entiat Ranger District....
by Mt. Adams Institute | Sep 9, 2022 | Field Notes, LS 2022, VW 2022
Every job has its ups and downs. Being a backcountry wilderness ranger is no different. Today is a down day. I have a bit of a migraine, and our original trip plans to work our way up the Prince Creek Trail doing logout have been thwarted by the fact that the river...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Sep 8, 2022 | SOP 13
Lecture Description: Have you seen Pink Snow? In the spring and summer, melting snowpack may turn pink, this phenomenon is caused by a diverse community of microbes (algae, bacteria, and fungi) specifically adapted to live in the snow. These snow algae blooms are...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Sep 8, 2022 | SOP 13
Lecture Description Although nearly a dozen large, volcanic landforms dominate the Pacific Northwest skyline, there are thousands of volcanoes in the Cascades arc that have been active in the last 2.6 million years. The processes by which these volcanoes drive...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Sep 8, 2022 | SOP 13
Lecture Description In 1915, a groundbreaking (literally!) and iconic tunnel was constructed in the U.S. Piercing basalt cliffs, the tunnel’s five arched windows were cut from solid rock and offered sweeping views of the main attraction – the Columbia...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Sep 8, 2022 | SOP 13
Speaker Bio Kat Brigham is the Chair of the Board of Trustees (BOT) for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. This is her second consecutive term serving as Chair. She has worked within the CTUIR’s Cultural Resource Protection Program, Yellowhawk...
