Integrated Resource Tech on the Chattahoochee Oconee National Forest
2023 VetsWork: Chris Keller
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2023 VetsWork: Jacob Brainard
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2023 VetsWork: Allison Kaper
My name is Allison Kaper. I grew up in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania. I've always loved being outdoors and spent most of my time as a kid digging around, looking for frogs, salamanders, and any other critters I could watch for a little while. To this day, I still spend most of my free time hiking...
2023 VetsWork: Andrew Nash
My name is Andrew Nash. I grew up in Central Oregon, where I spent much of my time outdoors, workingon our small farm, riding bikes, and hiking nearby Smith Rock State Park. After graduating High School, Ijoined the Air Force, where I pursued a career in Law Enforcement. My first duty station was...
2023 VetsWork: Ashley Boroff
My name is Ashley Boroff. I grew up in Boron, CA. Growing up, every year, my family would go to Zion National Park. I grew up loving the outdoors and spent a lot of time outdoors. I decided to become an Mt. Adams Institute AmeriCorps Intern to try something new with working outdoors and experience...
2023 VetsWork: Austin Keif
My name is Austin Kief, and I grew up mostly on the east coast. Before starting high school, I lived in Ohio, Florida, Connecticut, and Maine, eventually ending up in Columbus, Georgia. I dual-enrolled at Columbus State University during my senior year and thought I would be a Spanish major and...
2023 VetsWork: Brett Denbow
My name is Brett Denbow. To be honest, I'm still finding myself. I've been through many experiences I've learned from but ultimately have had to let go of. There is no fixed identity, just a deepening into more Love. The thing that drew me to Mt. Adams Institute and this incredible internship was...
2023 VetsWork: Dan Reed
My name is Daniel Reed. I'm originally from Portland, OR. I grew up camping and enjoying the outdoors. I enjoy off-road driving, boating, and outdoor adventures. I spent 8 years as an avionics technician in the Navy, before coming back to the PNW to raise my 2 children. I became an Intern for Mt....
2023 VetsWork: Garret Engelke
My name is Garret Engelke. I grew up in Fargo, ND. I love to camp, hike, and trail ride. I spent eight years in the North Dakota Army National Guard in the branch of Air Defense Artillery, with two years mobilized in Washington, D.C. I received two bachelors at North Dakota State in Natural...
2023 VetsWork: Hugo Rosa Castillo
My name is Hugo Rosa Castillo. I grew up in a small town on the coast of Oregon named Gold Beach. During my childhood, I was involved in the local sports programs and played football, track, and basketball during high school. On my time off from school, I spent lots of time on the river and in the...
2023 Land Stewards Field Note: Jared Keeling
I grew up in the city of Billings, MT, where I first started exploring hiking and backpacking with my dad. We spent many summer weekends in the nearby Beartooth Mountains, enduring all kinds of weather while experiencing the powerful solitude of that rugged...
2023 Land Stewards Field Note: John Mathewson
What sandy trails and drain dips taught me about life. As my crew walked along the trail, our sights set on a big project about a mile ahead, I noticed a large sandy section through a low point in the trail. As we passed by it, I addressed my confusion regarding...
2023 Land Stewards Field Note: Michael Anzivino
A haiku about my site Green canopy spreads Umatilla's tranquil grace Nature's grace thrives Michael anzivino
2023 Land Stewards Field Note: Jake Kauzlarich
Though intimidating at first, this field season has started off wonderfully. With this position (Biotech at Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge) being my first-ever field job, I knew I had much to learn. And that I have. The focus of Conboy Lake’s conservational...
2023 Land Stewards Field Note: Grace Leonard
My time working on the Entiat trail crew so far has been some of the most rewarding work I have ever done. Every day, I’m awed at the fact that I’m lucky enough to do work that I love in such beautiful places that many people may never get to see. I have learned so...
2023 Land Stewards Field Note: Elijah Claybaugh
The Chelan Ranger District is such a unique place to work. Chelan itself is hot and dry with rolling hills typical of Eastern/central Washington, yet when you get on the boat and take a ride uplake into the wilderness; the landscape takes a dramatic change. The...
2023 Land Stewards Field Note: Sienna Krulis
Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge features a unique collection of flora and fauna set in a beautiful valley southeast of Mt. Adams. Most notably, the refuge is home to the endangered Oregon Spotted Frog (OSF), Sandhill Cranes, and Mardon Skipper Butterflies. While...
2023 Land Stewards Field Note: Hannah Sebring
Everyone seems to want to know what a typical day in the life of an interpretative ranger on the Mt. Hood National Forest might entail; it is my intense pleasure to tell them I do not ever have a typical day. The flexibility and creativity of my position allows me to...
2023 Land Stewards Field Note: Kyle Strachan
After a few months of routine, I wake up minutes before my first alarm goes off. Rolling out of bed before seven has been tough to adjust to, but that was never my strong suit. Most of my gear was packed the night before, but I put the finishing touches in a hurry:...
2023 VetsWork: Alex Apelis
My name is Alex Apelis. I was born in New York, New York, and spent most of my life living on the East Coast. I grew up playing ice hockey and attending summer camps in the Catskill Mountains in upstate New York. I came from one of the world’s busiest cities and saw...