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Trout Lake, Wash. (Oct. 3, 2021) — Mt. Adams Institute (MAI) received a $75,000 grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust for facility construction and renovation on MAI’s campus. Continue Reading…
After spending the past ten years as the Executive Director of the Mt. Adams Institute (MAI), I have decided to step away from the organization.. . . AND that’s a good thing! Let me tell you why. Continue Reading…
Mt. Adams Institute (MAI) is recruiting a new executive director. Current leader, Brendan Norman, announced his resignation effective May 1, 2022. Norman, along with MAI’s founding board of directors, created the organization in 2011. Continue Reading…
I realized pretty quickly after graduating from the University of Missouri – Columbia that an office job just wasn’t going to do it for me. Continue Reading…
The Umatilla National Forest (UNF) recently restricted access to the public due to unfavorable fire conditions. Continue Reading…
Alaska has been called the last frontier, and for good reason. Continue Reading…
Over the last five months I have been working as a Recreation, Education, Community Engagement Specialist with Tillamook Estuaries Partnership (TEP) and its numerous partners out of Garibaldi, Oregon. Continue Reading…
This Picture is a great example of the weather in Ketchikan Alaska. Continue Reading…
I am halfway through my second term with VetsWork and I’m feeling grateful for the opportunity that Mt. Adams Institute has given me. Continue Reading…
Greetings, welcome to the concise memoir of Patrick Ford, an AmeriCorps intern at the Andrew Pickens Ranger District (AP). Continue Reading…
When the pandemic hit, I was living in Minneapolis, MN and working as a corporate copywriter in the healthcare industry. Continue Reading…
During the last day of the eight- to twelve-year-old camp, Outdoor Explores, we took the Campers to the Ice Caves nearby campus. Continue Reading…
This summer I truly feel like I’m the lucky one – I get to go to camp all summer long! Continue Reading…
Although this is my second year serving as an AmeriCorps intern at Mt. Adams institute, this is my first experience working here at the camp, in-person with the campers and fellow counselors. Continue Reading…