VetsWork

Behind the Scenes: How a Mt. Adams Institute Intern Helped Select the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree

When AmeriCorps VetsWork intern Emily Kosterman signed on to serve with the U.S. Forest Service, she never imagined she’d play a role in selecting the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree. 

2024 VetsWork: Valentin Pulido

2024 VetsWork: Valentin Pulido

I grew up in South Florida where I took to marketing and media production at a very young age. I workedas an Aviation Electrician upon enlisting in the Navy. While the work was rewarding, I had a particularliking to photography and eventually studied graphic design. I am passionate about...

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2024 VetsWork: Joshua Leventhal

2024 VetsWork: Joshua Leventhal

I grew up in Salem, Oregon, with my brother, mother, and stepfather. I lived in Salem until I joined the U.S. Navy, where I served as a Hospital Corpsman (Medic) for eight years in various locales/environments. Most of that time was spent with the U. S. Marine Corps, attached to multiple infantry...

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2024 VetsWork: Valentin Pulido

2024 VetsWork: Valentin Pulido

I grew up in South Florida where I took to marketing and media production at a very young age. I workedas an Aviation Electrician upon enlisting in the Navy. While the work was rewarding, I had a particularliking to photography and eventually studied graphic design. I...

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2024 VetsWork: Joshua Leventhal

2024 VetsWork: Joshua Leventhal

I grew up in Salem, Oregon, with my brother, mother, and stepfather. I lived in Salem until I joined the U.S. Navy, where I served as a Hospital Corpsman (Medic) for eight years in various locales/environments. Most of that time was spent with the U. S. Marine Corps,...

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Sense Of Place

Watch Consider This: Stories of the Hood River Watershed

What has pears, wastewater wizards, rare carnivores, and music all wrapped up in one place?! The Watershed Rock Opera! Oregon Humanities headed out to the Gorge to talk with Sense of Place host/curator, Sarah Fox, City Manager Abigail Elder, and Lesley Tamura, 4th...
Sense of Place is Featured in The Gorge Magazine

Sense of Place is Featured in The Gorge Magazine

Sense of Place turned 15 years old this season. Thank you to The Gorge Magazine and writer, David Hanson for helping us celebrate with such a thoughtful, nuanced article. We so appreciate and believe in local news sources and writers. So go grab a magazine and subscribe to a local news source...

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Geology Alive: Understanding Geologic Hazards in the Gorge with Richard (Dick) Iverson, USGS Scientist Emeritus

Geology Alive: Understanding Geologic Hazards in the Gorge with Richard (Dick) Iverson, USGS Scientist Emeritus

Sense of Place continues its 15th anniversary season with Geology Alive: Understanding Geologic Hazards in the Gorge, a presentation with geologist Dr. Richard “Dick” Iverson, Scientist Emeritus at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Cascades Volcano Observatory. This event will take place on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at the Columbia Center for the Arts in Hood River, Oregon.

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Sense of Place is Featured in The Gorge Magazine

Sense of Place is Featured in The Gorge Magazine

Sense of Place turned 15 years old this season. Thank you to The Gorge Magazine and writer, David Hanson for helping us celebrate with such a thoughtful, nuanced article. We so appreciate and believe in local news sources and writers. So go grab a magazine and subscribe to a local news source...

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Geology Alive: Understanding Geologic Hazards in the Gorge with Richard (Dick) Iverson, USGS Scientist Emeritus

Geology Alive: Understanding Geologic Hazards in the Gorge with Richard (Dick) Iverson, USGS Scientist Emeritus

Sense of Place continues its 15th anniversary season with Geology Alive: Understanding Geologic Hazards in the Gorge, a presentation with geologist Dr. Richard “Dick” Iverson, Scientist Emeritus at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Cascades Volcano Observatory. This event will take place on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at the Columbia Center for the Arts in Hood River, Oregon.

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Land Stewards

A Jack of All Leaves

Jessica Rodriguez reflects on her transformative journey as an MAI Land Stewards intern, From wielding chainsaws to exploring fire ecology, her experiences at Mt. Hood have reshaped her career goals and deepened her connection to the outdoors. Join her as she shares how this season of learning and growth has sprouted new possibilities for her future.

A Jack of All Leaves

A Jack of All Leaves

Jessica Rodriguez reflects on her transformative journey as an MAI Land Stewards intern, From wielding chainsaws to exploring fire ecology, her experiences at Mt. Hood have reshaped her career goals and deepened her connection to the outdoors. Join her as she shares how this season of learning and growth has sprouted new possibilities for her future.

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Dirt Bike Dreams

Dirt Bike Dreams

Aaron Lindsey reflects on how his MAI internship with the USFS Entiat Ranger District allowed him to merge his lifelong passion for dirt bikes with his love for the outdoors. Spending a summer working in the stunning Okanogan and Wenatchee National Forest, Aaron shares his gratitude for the experience and the incredible people he met along the way.

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Dirt Bike Dreams

Dirt Bike Dreams

Aaron Lindsey reflects on how his MAI internship with the USFS Entiat Ranger District allowed him to merge his lifelong passion for dirt bikes with his love for the outdoors. Spending a summer working in the stunning Okanogan and Wenatchee National Forest, Aaron shares his gratitude for the experience and the incredible people he met along the way.

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