Mt. Adams Institute
  • About
    • About
      • Mission
      • Beginning
      • Commitment
      • Impact
      • Staff
      • Board
      • Contact
      • Employment
    • Field Notes
      • Field Notes
        • VetsWork
        • Land Stewards
        • Sense of Place
        • Summer Camp
  • Career Development
    • VetsWork
      • About
      • Current Interns
      • Positions
      • Apply
      • Partners & Sponsors
      • Program Overview
      • FAQ
    • Land Stewards
      • About
      • Current Interns
      • Positions
      • Apply
      • Partners & Sponsors
      • Program Overview
      • FAQ
  • Education
    • Sense of Place
      • About
      • Updates
      • Host
      • Latest Season
      • The Watershed Rock Opera
      • Podcast
      • FAQ
      • Lecture Archive
      • Get Updates
      • Sponsorship
      • Request for Proposals
        • Latest News
    • Summer Camps
      • About
      • Questions
      • Partners & Sponsors
      • Handbook
      • Get Updates
  • Lodging
A History of Wildfire in the Gorge: March 20, 2024

A History of Wildfire in the Gorge: March 20, 2024

by Sarah Fox, Sense of Place Host & Curator | Mar 5, 2024 | Field Notes, Sense Of Place, SOP 14, SOP Display

Sense of Place will feature A History of Wildfire in the Gorge on March 20, 2024. This event will be offered in-person at the Columbia Center for the Arts in Hood River, Oregon and via livestream. The recent catastrophic wildfires in the Pacific Northwest serve as a...
*NEW!* Sense of Place Pop-Up Event at Discovery Center: Wolverines, Foxes, and Rare Carnivores of the High Cascades, March 21st

*NEW!* Sense of Place Pop-Up Event at Discovery Center: Wolverines, Foxes, and Rare Carnivores of the High Cascades, March 21st

by Sarah Fox, Sense of Place Host & Curator | Feb 21, 2024 | Field Notes, Sense Of Place, SOP 14, SOP Display

Now in its 14th season, the popular Sense of Place series has announced the launch of Sense of Place Pop-Ups. These events will bring the unique Sense of Place programs to locations throughout the Gorge, beginning with a Pop-Up at The...
Grow a Pear!

Grow a Pear!

by Sarah Fox, Sense of Place Host & Curator | Feb 16, 2024 | Sense Of Place, SOP 14, SOP Display

Unique Event Goes Behind-the-Scenes of the World-Renowned Pear Orchards of the Gorge and the Local Growers Committed to Sustaining Them.  Sense of Place, will feature Grow a Pear on February 21st, 2024. This event will be offered in-person at the Columbia Center for...
Salmon at a Crossroads: Sense of Place, January 17th

Salmon at a Crossroads: Sense of Place, January 17th

by Sarah Fox, Sense of Place Host & Curator | Jan 3, 2024 | Field Notes, Sense Of Place, SOP 14, SOP Display

Unprecedented Momentum: Miles Johnson, Columbia Riverkeeper, to Speak on the Path Forward for Salmon Recovery Hood River, Oregon – Sense of Place, will feature Salmon at a Crossroads on January 17th, 2024. This event will be offered in-person at the Columbia...
Happy Birthday, Homer.

Happy Birthday, Homer.

by Sarah Fox, Sense of Place Host & Curator | Dec 28, 2023 | Field Notes, Sense Of Place, SOP Display

The first time I met Homer Yasui was in Seattle. It was the fall of 2016, and like so many momentous things in life, I never saw it coming. I’d been hired to create something called a podcast. Unlike today, podcasts had yet to explode into the mainstream, so while I...
Beavers Sold Out, And We Got a Musical Surprise!

Beavers Sold Out, And We Got a Musical Surprise!

by Sarah Fox, Sense of Place Host & Curator | Nov 21, 2023 | Field Notes, Sense Of Place, SOP 14, SOP Display

SOLD OUT! Last week’s Sense of Place, Beaver Power: Teaming Up With Nature’s Engineers to Restore Our Watersheds, packed the house (and the livestream)! Speakers, Jeanette Burkhardt and Margaret Neuman, took us back in time to uncover how beavers have shaped the...
“A, Q, What?”

“A, Q, What?”

by Sarah Fox, Sense of Place Host & Curator | Aug 25, 2023 | Sense Of Place, SOP Display

A longtime friend and his family were visiting us this week. I had been looking forward to this for years. The trip was originally foiled by Covid, but finally got back on the books for this summer. As August rolled around and the date approached, I started scheming...
Field Notes: A Stinky Sponge, a Frozen Beaver, and a Camera

Field Notes: A Stinky Sponge, a Frozen Beaver, and a Camera

by Sarah Fox, Sense of Place Host & Curator | May 11, 2023 | Sense Of Place, SOP Display

Jocelyn Akins knows her audience. “Wanna bust your balls all day in the field with me tomorrow slinging frozen beaver?” This is the text I receive. Entirely out of the blue. Entirely unsurprising, given who it’s coming from. Jocelyn Akins (Dr. Akins if we want to get...

Join Our Mailing List

Be sure to add your name to the roster, so we can send you latest news, jobs, events and resources.

Make a Donation

Make a Donation

Recent Posts

  • 2025 Land Stewards: Mackenzie Davidson
  • 2025 VetsWork: Calvin Slayton
  • 2025 Land Stewards: Jeffery Martinez
  • 2025 VetsWork: Valentin Pulido
  • 2025 VetsWork: Ryan Robinson

Categories

  • Board Member
  • Consultants
  • Executive Director
  • Field Notes
  • Land Stewards
  • LS 2022
  • LS 2023
  • LS 2024
  • LS 2025
  • LS Display
  • MAI Recruiter
  • Sense Of Place
  • SOP 10
  • SOP 11
  • SOP 12
  • SOP 13
  • SOP 14
  • SOP Display
  • SOP Host
  • Staff
  • Summer Camp
  • VetsWork
  • VetsWork Fire
  • VW 2022
  • VW 2023
  • VW 2024
  • VW 2025
  • VW Display
  • VWF 2022
  • VWF 2023
  • WRO

Subscribe for News & Events

Never miss an event, news update, internship opportunity or Field Note again. View our Newsletter Archive or click the link below to subscribe.

Subscribe

© Copyright 2023 Mt. Adams Institute. All rights reserved.
Mt. Adams Institute is an equal-opportunity employer.
contact us