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Got to go down one of our forest roads pretty deep in the forest today to make a plan to replace a gate and to look for danger trees that will need to be felled before the spring season. #usfs #giffordpinchotnationalforest #americorps #mtadamsinstitute #vetswork #oldmanpass #forestservice
Last week our Cascade Mountain School educators travelled to Mid Valley Elementary’s 4th grade classrooms to explore the power of renewable energy! Here students are using their own energy to power a bike light. #mtadamsinstitute #cascademountainschool #education #stem #stemeducation #renewableenergy #energy
The clouds finally went away and the volcanoes showed themselves for the first time in awhile. #mtadams #mtadamsinstitute #giffordpinchotnationalforest #usforestservice
Day 1 of #cascademountainschool sustainable ag. We hiked up sleeping beauty to arrive at this incredible view of Mt Adams. Plenty of replanted clear cuts to be seen in the foreground.
Took down the signs in front of the ranger station today to do some rehab work on them and put on a new coat of paint. #usfs #mtadamsinstitute #vetswork #americorps #troutlakerangerstation #troutlake #mountaintown #mtadams #signwork #nationalforests
Natural Dye Workshop today with Cascade Mountain School and the talented Julie Beeler unidola! Very fun and super informative! #naturaldye #foraging #cascademountainschool #color #fallfoliage #columbiarivergorge #troutlake #makersgonnamake #weaversofinstagram #knittersofinstagram
The new work place . It’s a little different than a welding shop. I’m so happy to be here! #mtadamsinstitute #vetswork #usforestservice #giffordpinchotnationalforest #mountainlife
Today’s school consisted of more wet on wet painting after we read a few books with winter landscapes and Scandinavian illustration. We had multiple conversations through the day of how people celebrate and prepare for winter around the world. And then the kids painted! I absolutely love how they create really beautiful and expressive paintings. We seriously need to have an art gallery for everything they have made this year! Stay. Tuned for pictures. I taught them how to make “speckled stars” in their winter landscape paintings. 😊 #kidart #homeschool #homestudio #messykids #happykids #cascademountainschool
This week is Americorps week. For 25 years now Americorps members have been serving communities and preserving our public lands across America. I would like to take this day to thank Americorps and the Mt Adams institute for giving me the opportunity to serve with the US Forest Service and help preserve our national forests for future generations to enjoy. #dayofthea #americorps #mtadamsinstitute #usforestservice #giffordpinchotnationalforest #mtadams #troutlake #vetsworkenvironment #vetswork #optoutside #pnwlife #exploremore #staywild #keepitwild #mountainvibes #theoutbound #wildernessculture #discoverearth #exploremore #stayandwander #welivetoexplore #earthpix #chooseadventure #choosemountains #ourwild #liveyouradventure #greettheoutdoors #theoutdoorfolk #getoutstayout #optoutside
And here are the finished paintings! Eliza’s is the top one and she titled it “SNOWSTORM RAINSTORM” (“it’s about the snow storm taking care o the pack of little snow squirrels”- Eliza) and Sam’s one on the bottom is called “BIRTH OF THE NIGHT DRAGONS SUNSET” (“mom it’s the sunset that happens at midnight o my when a night dragon is born”-Sam ) #creativekids #kidart #homestudio #homeschool #cascademountainschool
Topped out on #mtadams last weekend. This feeling will never get old. #windyaf #mtadamsinstitute
Campers had an awesome time exploring the connection between our natural world and art. They foraged for plants and gathered other plant matter to create nature-inspired prints, natural dyes, and some awesome pieces of art.
A huge thanks to our amazing instructors, local artist @oakgrovepress and Forest Service botanist, Andrea Montgomery!
#mtadamsinstitute #cascademountainschool #summercamp #botany #camp
#nature #plants #create #art
Today I got to go to a local school to help teach 1st graders about wildfire safety and awareness. This is me putting on the Smokey the Bear suit. #usfs #wildfiresafety #smokeythebear #mtadamsinstitute #vetswork #usforestservice #nationalforest #giffordpinchotnationalforest
Swinging into the holidays and giving season! #Givingtuesday is one week away and we’ve got great news! If we can raise $2,500 for our capital campaign by December 31st, an amazing anonymous donor will MATCH IT! So mark your calendars and consider connecting people to the natural world by supporting our pavilion project! Link in bio for more info.
#givingtuesday2019 #mtadamsinstitute #giving #dec3 #cascademountainschool #nature #connection #education
2019 was a great year for Mt. Adams Institute programs! We could not have done it without our amazing donors, staff, board members, program partners, AmeriCorps members, summer campers and parents, and community supporters... THANK YOU!
#mtadamsinstitute #americorps #vetswork #greencorps #publiclands #stewards #veteran #internships #education #naturalword
Soil explorations. Silty or sandy loam? #cascademountainschool students will determine the soil texture of Broadfork farm, trout lake, WA.
It’s #AmeriCorpsWeek !
This week we celebrate the programs and organizations that run AmeriCorps programs, and the individuals who have pledged to “Get Things Done” for our country by serving as AmeriCorps members.
You can learn more about AmeriCorps via the link in our bio!
#mtadamsinstitute #americorps #americorpsworks #conservation #corps #serve #nationalservice
More natural dyeing - with the Cascade Mountain School and Julie Beeler. Hunting, gathering, preparing, creating, recording! A great day!#naturaldyeing unidola #cascademountainschool #foraging #fall #rosehips #mushrooms #naturalcolors #makersgonnamake #littleweavingsco #textilespluscolor #troutlake #naturalworld
Have you done your first hike of the year?
Our 2020 Pacific Northwest VetsWork cohort did!
#mtadamsinstitute #vetswork #pnw #hike #explore
The Midsummer’s Dream Camp is off to a great start! We made a lot of nature art today and prepped for our big celebration performance at the end of the week!
#midsummer #nature #art #frames #mtadamsinstitute #outdooreducation #theater #camp #cascademountainschool
Our Public Lands Stewards are graduated and off to their next adventures! During their 6 month @americorps internship, they worked for agencies such as the Forest Service, Fish & Wildlife Service, Oregon State Parks, and WREN. Their projects involved environmental education, plant and wildlife surveying, wilderness backcountry patrols, and trail work.
We thank them for enhancing our public lands and natural resources and wish them the best of luck!
#mtadamsinstitute #publiclandsstewards #americorps #graduation #service #publiclands
Italian honey bees in white salmon, WA. Today #cascademountainschool students learned a queen honey bee will lay 1 egg every 28 seconds as long as honey is flowing.
Meet Madeline! She’s one of our current VetsWork AmeriCorps members serving on the beautiful Deschutes National Forest. Here Maddie is conducting frog surveys looking for the endangered Oregon Spotted Frog and their egg masses. “These past months have been amazing and I can’t wait to continue and take in all that the rest of my service year has to offer!” #MemberMonday #AmeriCorps #VetsWork #publiclands #nationalservice #mtadamsinstitute #forestservice #deschutes
Sorry California, happy cows actually come from Washington. Land of Milk and Honey specializes in grass fed raw milk along with grass fed beef. Pictured here are Jerseys, Angus, and Holstein steers. #cascademountainschool
It’s #TBT and #AmeriCorpsWeek ! Every hour we’ll post a photo from each AmeriCorps program year starting with this one from 2014!
This was a service project done by our first ever VetsWork AmeriCorps cohort! They spent the day restoring the Condit Dam removal site at Northwestern Lake Park.
#americorps #service #volunteer #mtadamsinstitute #vetswork
This heritage breed of Tamworth pig tried to devour my phone moments after I snapped this shot. #cascademountainschool
Meet VetsWork member Keoni Fierro who is serving on the Malheur National Forest.
As Keoni gazes across this alpine lake, he reflects on his internship experience. “I wake up motivated and excited to go into work simply because I know I will be out in the forest helping care for our public lands.” #mtadamsinstitute #vetswork #americorps #veteran #internship #publiclands #malheur #service
I am giving an indigo dye workshop at my studio in Trout Lake for the Mt. Adam’s Institute and Cascade Mountain School on Saturday, October 13 from 1-4:30pm and two spots have become available. 💙
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The registration fee will be 100% donated to these two amazing organizations that strengthen the connection between people and the natural world through education, service and research. 💙
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We will be harvesting indigo from the flower farm, exploring diverse shades of blue, playing with indigo eco prints, creating shibori patterns and dyeing both cotton and silk fibers. 💙
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If you are interested please join us. Link in profile. 💙 #naturaldye #indigo #flowerfarmer #cascademountainschool
Guess what's cooking at Macgyver Camp? #mtadamsinstitute
Bees! #cascademountainschool
Did you know tree sap could be used as fuel to help start a fire? These types of tips were shared at a Winter Survival and Avalanche course coordinated by our new VetsWork interns Adam and Will on the Umatilla National Forest.
#mtadamsinstitute #vetswork #forestservice #americorps #umatilla #winter #survival #intern #veteran
This lucky jersey calf gets to grow up on pasture and will be milked twice a day. She will primarily eat grass, and only eat grain when milked. I have come to be a huge supporter of organic dairy, especially the organic valley label which is a farmer owned cooperative. #cascademountainschool
For #nationalpubliclandsday this weekend we had our last Wilderness volunteer work party on the mountain! Local volunteers joined Forest Service Wilderness rangers to bring down emergency search and rescue gear off the mountain for the season. They also got to experience one of the first snowfalls! #volunteer #wilderness #stewardship #mtadamsinstitute #mtadams #forestservice #letitsnow #publiclands
Our Mt.Hood Outdoor Explorers camp has been having an incredible week at Tamanawas Falls, Timberline lodge and Lost Lake! .
#cascademountainschool #outdoorexplorers #outdooreducation #adventure #mthood #mtadamsinstitute
A huge THANK YOU to @columbia1938 for donating footwear to our VetsWork AmeriCorps members! This contribution will help get critical work done safely on our public lands.
#mtadamsinstitute #columbiasportswear #donation #vetswork #thankyou #grateful #service #publiclands #conservation #veterans #americorps
This weeks #TBT is from the 2014 Cascade Mountain School, Science of Stewardship program. High school students backpacked through the Mt. Hood National Forest while conducting meaningful ecological research. The Cascade Mountain School offers a variety of summer camps that give participants the chance to learn new skills, make lifelong friends, and become more connected to themselves and the natural world. Registration for the 2017 season is open! Go to: cascademountainschool.org for more information! #mtadamsinstitute #cascademountainschool #summercamps #mthood #science #stewardship
It was an exciting first week of work for our new VetsWork intern Jon!
Jon is serving with the Forest Service as a facilities maintenance technician on the Gifford Pinchot National Forest near our office at the Mt. Adams Ranger District.
#mtadamsinstitute #vetswork #veteran #career #internship #publiclands #forest #membermonday
It’s that time of year again! #GivingTuesday is a few weeks away and we are excited to get more people connected to nature! Last year we raised over $3,000 for Cascade Mountain School scholarships, giving students the opportunity to learn science while exploring the outdoors. We want to double that impact this year so stay tuned and mark your calendars for November 27th!
Another way to show your support this holiday season is to use Amazon Smile when making purchases. For every purchase made, Amazon will donate a percentage to Mt. Adams Institute! Link in bio.
#givingtuesday2018 #giving #nov27 #mtadamsinstitute #cascademountainschool #nature #education #environmentaleducation #tbt
#VeteransDay is around the corner! Check out this awesome event coordinated by our very own VetsWork Americorps member Bobbie! If you’re in the Oregon Dunes area, stop by and enjoy a day of honoring past and present military veterans.
#veteran #oregondunes #oregoncoast #VetsWork #mtadamsinstitute #americorps #forestservice
We had a great turn out for our Indigo Natural Dye Workshop last weekend! The group harvested fresh indigo and created beautifully patterned scarves. Thank you @bloomanddye and everyone who participated and supported Cascade Mountain School scholarships! #mtadamsinstitute #cascademountainschool #workshops #scholarships #indigo #dye #community #fall #harvest #scarves #tbt
Check out some awesome photos from last month’s Community Workshop: Botanical Bundle and Dye! Attendees created natural dyes from fresh local flowers and plants, and created a beautiful linen table runner.
The costs of our workshops directly contribute to our Cascade Mountain School Summer Camp scholarship fund. We want to give a huge thanks to @bloomanddye for the time and support you put into hosting many of our workshops! Check out the link in our bio for details on the remaining workshops for the year.
#mtadamsinstitute #community #workshops #dye #nature #plants #flowers #art #create #connect #pnw
This letter and email were written by a Cascade Mountain School student, and her mother, who received a scholarship made possible from 2017 #GivingTuesday donations. We were so moved by her transformation and the experiences of other scholarship students this past summer, we are dedicating EVERY dollar that comes in on 11/27, #GivingTuesday, to scholarships for Cascade Mountain Schools 2019 summer season! #givingtuesday2018 #giving #nov27 #mtadamsinstitute #cascademountainschool #nature #science #education #scholarships
Working from home desk. So glad the VetsWork crew is working together to overcome this! Also the desk is my school desk, I just switch computers after 440 lol #vetswork #workflow #mtadamsinstitute #umpquanationalforest #americorps #lettheideasflow #northernarizonauniversity #nofieldwork
Last year, our scholarship supporters gave several local kids the chance to get out in nature and discover their inner “wild scientist”. We think we’ve found a way to DOUBLE that impact on #GivingTuesday this year - stay tuned! mtadamsinstitute.org/donate #mtadamsinstitute #cascademountainschool #scholarships #nature #tbt
AmeriCorps alumnae Hannah and Emma from our Public Lands Stewards program were #MadeInAmeriCorps.
During their service in AmeriCorps they received crosscut and chainsaw certifications, hiked hundreds of miles, and spent multiple 8-day trips in the Wilderness to complete projects and educate visitors. These ladies are total rockstars!
Were you #MadeInAmeriCorps? Share your experience with us!
#throwbackthursday to Cascade Mountain School's 2016 Nature Art Camp! This year, CMS is offering a similar camp called Recycled Art where students will work with recycled and repurposed material to make beautiful works of art! This camp will inspire artistic spirit while gaining an appreciation for the things we throw away. Students will get the opportunity to feel like real artists in a local Trout Lake art studio as they create their magical masterpieces. Registration is open at cascademountainschool.org! #mtadamsinstitute #cascademountainschool #recycledart #summercamp #registernow #tbt
Welp, definitely not in Hawaii anymore #worklife #mtadamsinstitute #oregon #sunset
Last week marked the end of our Mountain to Valley summer camp! For two weeks, students conducted meaningful ecological research while farming, backpacking, mountaineering, and camping. We hope that they left connected to themselves, with new skills and friends, and inspiration to become positive leaders and change makers in our world! #mtadamsinstitute #cascademountainschool #mountaintovalley #mtadams #troutlakevalley #highschoolcamp #science #stewardship
Volunteer service is an important element of all our AmeriCorps trainings. Today VetsWork members cleaned up public access sites along Bards Lake on the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. @landbetweenthelakeskytn
#mtadamsinstitute #vetswork #americorps #volunteer #service #publiclands
A huge welcome to Lucy and Brooke; the newest addition to our Cascade Mountain School summer staff! #summercamp #cascademountainschool #mtadamsinstitute #americorps #environmentaleducation #educator