VetsWork

2025 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...
2025 VetsWork: Ryan Robinson

2025 VetsWork: Ryan Robinson

I grew up moving around Oregon, starting out on the coast before spending most of my life in the Willamette Valley. Oregon’s diverse ecosystems, from oak savanna to old growth coastal forest, developed my passion for the outdoors, especially forests. Hiking is my favorite outdoor activity, though...

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2025 VetsWork: Carl Cruz

2025 VetsWork: Carl Cruz

Hello, my name is Carl, and I'm from Hillsboro, Oregon. I served in the Air Force for seven years, stationed in South Dakota and Okinawa, Japan. During that time, I developed a passion for activities like photography, hiking, camping, rock climbing, and especially fly fishing, which remains one of...

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2025 VetsWork: Delbert Henson

2025 VetsWork: Delbert Henson

My name is Delbert Henson. I was originally born in southern California but then moved to a small town called Yreka in northern California. I grew up in a large family playing football, basketball and running track. We were always an active family doing outside activities like camping, fishing and...

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2025 VetsWork: Ryan Robinson

2025 VetsWork: Ryan Robinson

I grew up moving around Oregon, starting out on the coast before spending most of my life in the Willamette Valley. Oregon’s diverse ecosystems, from oak savanna to old growth coastal forest, developed my passion for the outdoors, especially forests. Hiking is my...

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2025 VetsWork: Carl Cruz

2025 VetsWork: Carl Cruz

Hello, my name is Carl, and I'm from Hillsboro, Oregon. I served in the Air Force for seven years, stationed in South Dakota and Okinawa, Japan. During that time, I developed a passion for activities like photography, hiking, camping, rock climbing, and especially fly...

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2025 VetsWork: Delbert Henson

2025 VetsWork: Delbert Henson

My name is Delbert Henson. I was originally born in southern California but then moved to a small town called Yreka in northern California. I grew up in a large family playing football, basketball and running track. We were always an active family doing outside...

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Sense Of Place

The Watershed Rock Opera Tickets On Sale NOW

We are excited to announce that tickets are now on sale!

Sense of Place Presents: “Beyond the Scrub: New Attention on Oregon White Oaks and Why They Matter”

Sense of Place Presents: “Beyond the Scrub: New Attention on Oregon White Oaks and Why They Matter”

Why are oaks being called a lifeboat? A safe zone for species trying to survive the subtle (and not-so-subtle) changes that are accompanying our changing climate? And how might new efforts to conserve and restore oak woodlands in the Gorge impact our landscapes, people, and even economy?

Join Lindsay Cornelius, Manager of the East Cascades Oak Partnership, to learn why oaks make such excellent neighbors in a place prone to drought, fires, heat, and wind.

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Sense of Place Presents: “Of Salmon and Basketball: A Conversation with Buck Jones”

Sense of Place Presents: “Of Salmon and Basketball: A Conversation with Buck Jones”

Mt. Adams Institute’s Sense of Place series is proud to present “Of Salmon and Basketball: A Conversation with Buck Jones” on Wednesday, February 12, featuring an evening spent in conversation with Buck Jones, an enrolled Cayuse member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR), a Columbia River Treaty Fisherman, and Salmon Marketing Specialist at the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC).

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Sense of Place Presents: “Beyond the Scrub: New Attention on Oregon White Oaks and Why They Matter”

Sense of Place Presents: “Beyond the Scrub: New Attention on Oregon White Oaks and Why They Matter”

Why are oaks being called a lifeboat? A safe zone for species trying to survive the subtle (and not-so-subtle) changes that are accompanying our changing climate? And how might new efforts to conserve and restore oak woodlands in the Gorge impact our landscapes, people, and even economy?

Join Lindsay Cornelius, Manager of the East Cascades Oak Partnership, to learn why oaks make such excellent neighbors in a place prone to drought, fires, heat, and wind.

read more
Sense of Place Presents: “Of Salmon and Basketball: A Conversation with Buck Jones”

Sense of Place Presents: “Of Salmon and Basketball: A Conversation with Buck Jones”

Mt. Adams Institute’s Sense of Place series is proud to present “Of Salmon and Basketball: A Conversation with Buck Jones” on Wednesday, February 12, featuring an evening spent in conversation with Buck Jones, an enrolled Cayuse member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR), a Columbia River Treaty Fisherman, and Salmon Marketing Specialist at the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC).

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Land Stewards

2025 Land Stewards: Jeffery Martinez

How goes it, folks? My name is Jeff.  I grew up in Centralia, Washington. Though I truly bloomed more in the city of Tacoma later in life. I love camping and hiking. I fell in love with the great outdoors in my early teens when I camped in Cape Disappointment and...
2025 Land Stewards: Jeffery Martinez

2025 Land Stewards: Jeffery Martinez

How goes it, folks? My name is Jeff.  I grew up in Centralia, Washington. Though I truly bloomed more in the city of Tacoma later in life. I love camping and hiking. I fell in love with the great outdoors in my early teens when I camped in Cape Disappointment and for the first time witnessed...

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2025 Land Stewards: Delaney Skiles

2025 Land Stewards: Delaney Skiles

Hello! My name is Delaney Skiles (she/her), and I’m from Portland, Oregon. My love for nature has blossomed throughout my years in the PNW and continues to thrive here in Seattle, Washington. I’m fond of hiking, cycling, running, birding, hammocking, crocheting, reading, and trying new...

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Stars in the Dark

Stars in the Dark

In her captivating short story, Sophia Mosbrucker recounts a thrilling night as a Refuge Technician during her MAI Land Stewards Internship. Amidst the stillness and starlight reflections, she learns the intricacies of frog calling and the excitement of wildlife tracking, all while overcoming her fear of the dark.

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2025 Land Stewards: Delaney Skiles

2025 Land Stewards: Delaney Skiles

Hello! My name is Delaney Skiles (she/her), and I’m from Portland, Oregon. My love for nature has blossomed throughout my years in the PNW and continues to thrive here in Seattle, Washington. I’m fond of hiking, cycling, running, birding, hammocking, crocheting,...

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