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Blue Hour at Mount Adams, The #bluehour is the period of #twilight when the Sun is at a significant depth below the horizon and residual, indirect sunlight takes on a predominantly blue shade.
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She’s off for her school overnight trip! She handled all of her own packing and I am fully confident that means she’ll have at least 95% of the things she really needs. Girlfriend is on top of it! #urchinadventures #montessorikids #overnightfieldtrip #cascademountainschool
It's nice when the sun comes out #finallysunny #afewnicedays #vetswork #mtadamsinstitute #americorps #oregon #mttheilsen #pnw
Trying to prevent hat shadow lol. Out in Trout Lake, WA for a place-based education training with the Cascade Mountain School. #troutlake #cascademountainschool #placebasededucation #summer #pnw #squint #nofilter #mtadams
Happy Earth Day! Picked up over 200 pieces of litter in Hood River today. Small acts from all of us can have impactful outcomes!
Most found item: beer bottles & cigarettes
Most interesting item: One dress shoe
Most surprising item: full bag of play sand
Most disappointing item: face mask
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Mt Adams trying to steal the show from Mt St Helens #mtsthelens #mtadams #washington
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
Super grateful I was able to get out of the home office today and do some campground maintenance, as well as have an awesome lunch view. Btw this is work we are able to do at a safe distance* #vetswork #americorps #mtadamsinstitute #forestservice #recreationcrew #umpquanationalforest #lunchtime #spring
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
One of my favorite things about living in the Diamond Lake district of the Umpqua, all the waterfalls #dontgochasingwaterfalls #waterfall #watsonfalls #quickmealsafterworkwalk #rainisntsobad #umpquanationalforest #nationalforest #vetswork #americorps #mtadamsinstitute
Our summer camp coordinator Dana has been working hard preparing for our very first At-Home Adventure Camps (A-HA)! We’re piloting two camps this week: Budding Birders and Backyard Explorers. If we don’t have in-person camps this year due to COVID-19, we will bring the summer camp experience to your home with At-Home Adventures!
Stay tuned for more updates on camps later this week.
Finally back out in the field today. Such a great start to graduation weekend #fieldwork #gottobeoutside #umpquanationalforest #vetswork #mtadamsinstitute #americorps
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Some good news on this gloomy day! At the start of March I put in for a scholarship to get my Master Educator certificate through Leave No Trace. Looks like I received it! Now hopefully we can get these classes going. #leavenotrace #scholarships #goodnews #mtadamsinstitute #americorps #lntmastereducator
Look who's on his way to Outdoor Explorers Camp. Can't wait to see what happens today at #mtadamsinstitute #cascademountainschool
Multnomah Falls, Oregon
Date: February 4th, 2020
Photographer: Adam Norman (Me)
Camera: Nikon D750
Lens: Nikon Nikkor AF-S 24-120mm
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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
When it's National Trail's day and you get to check dispersed sites for social trails and where they lead. #nationaltrailsday americanhiking #americorps #vetswork #umpquanationalforest #mtadamsinstitute #oldgrowthtrees #pacificnorthwest
#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
Trying to channel Eliza Thornberry while I release this beauty caught in our fyke net. As you can see she made it out fine but does not consider me a friend 💔
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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
Got me a little office plant over the weekend, it fits in 😁🌲 #officedecor #officeplantsofinstagram #succulents #mtadamsinstitute #vetswork #volunteercoordinator #greenspace
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
Remember going for a walk is always ok! Just as long it's not in an overcrowded setting #views #mysmallcommunity #umpquanationalforest #oregon #mtadamsinstitute #vetswork
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
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
Ominous view of Adams on the first day of Mountain Camp #meandtheboys #cascademountainschool #PNW
Basecamp at 8500ft called “lunch counter” on Mt. Adams looking over a smoke hazed Mt. Hood #mtadams #pnwonderland #washingtonstate #cascades #volcano #summit #alpinestart #mountain #hiking #climbing #giffordpinchot #mtadamsinstitute
Our MacGyver camp wrapped up today with a lesson focusing on electricity! Here the campers learn about static electricity as they try to pick up various materials with balloons. #macgyvercamp #cascademountainschool #mtadamsinstitute #naturalengineers #electricity
#americorpsweek my story is a long one. I joined the military when I was 17 years old (almost 10 years later still in, 4 yrs active 6 yrs reserve). When I was 23 I joined Americorps for the first time. It offered me a way out that I needed. I had always wanted to connect people that had similar interests as me. Anyway after a successful term I went back to college and got a job working at an at risk youth camp that wanted me for my Americorps experience. After that I got job working for the Park Service. I then got married. I moved to Hawaii with my husband and got a really good job (or so I thought) I didn't like it all that much. I saw another opening with Vetswork that was cheap enough for Hawaii standards and applied. I got the position. Anyway now I a volunteer coordinator, which is probably one of my favorite positions ever held.
I get to connect people with nature in a way that they enjoy. I also talk to a bunch of people a day (which I love). I find what needs they have and connect them with out community and environment. I am hoping to get into University of Michigan after this (if admission programs reads this please keep me in mind) and continue passing on the passion for environmental work! #madeinamericorps #universityofmichigan #fingerscrossed🤞 #communityservice #nationalservice #americorps #mtadamsinstitute
As we get excited for Cascade Mountain School's September Mushroom Community Workshop, here's a #TBT photo of successful foraging from a 2015 VetsWork mushroom hike! #mtadamsinstitute #cascademountainschool #mushrooms #forage #community
Went back to the man made habitat this morning to count Oregon spotted frog eggs. In 7 days the amount of eggs in one area almost tripped and it’s still been we’ll below freezing at night. I’d say this has been totally successful for the Oregon spotted frogs!! Hopefully they flourish here this summer. #frogstuff #frogman #frogs #oregonspottedfrog #wildlifehabitat #wildlifebiology #americorps #vetswork #mtadamsinstitute #troutlake #mountainlife #giffordpinchotnationalforest
This past summer our Science of Stewardship camp set wildlife tracking cameras on Mt. Adams with a biologist from the Cascades Carnivore Project, in an effort to gather research about high elevation carnivores. Check out what the cameras recorded a couple of weeks ago!! #mtadamsinstitute #cascademountainschool #tbt #cascadescarnivoreproject #cougar #mountaingoats @cascadescarnivore
Topped out on #mtadams last weekend. This feeling will never get old. #windyaf #mtadamsinstitute
Earlier this month, Open Window School from Bellevue, WA returned to MAI for their 3rd year of "Farm Camp"! Students spent 4 days exploring the interconnections between the human and ecological systems of the Trout Lake Valley. We hope to see them back again next year!! #motivationmonday #cascademountainschool #mtadamsinstitute #openwindows #farmcamp #sustainableagriculture
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
Thank you to everyone who came out yesterday for our Service and S’mores work party! We appreciate all the hard work and support you put into making our campus beautiful for next season! #mtadamsinstitute #workparty #service #smores #community #cascademountainschool
This season is coming to an end here for the Mt Adams wilderness crew. I am so thankful to have served with each of these amazing people who took me under their wings and taught me how to be a wilderness ranger. The things i experienced will forever make me a better person and a better outdoorsman. And the friendships made will last a lifetime. This wilderness ranger crew makes a massive impact on preserving the designated wilderness areas within the Gifford Pinchot and these last completely wild lands would be lost if not for the hard work and long hours dedicated by these fine humans. Thank you for this life changing experience that I will be forever grateful for! #mtadamsinstitute #americorps #vetswork #wildernessranger #wildernessculture #mountainlife
#GivingTuesday is next week and we have some great news. . . Our board is going to DOUBLE the donations we receive with a Matching Gift Challenge! So mark your calendar and double your impact for Cascade Mountain School scholarships! #mtadamsinstitute #cascademountainschool #getkidsoutside #connecttonature
I support the mtadamsinstitute on this #givingtuesday. This organization has changed my path in more ways than one. Because of them I have been given amazing opportunities to connect to the natural world and foster a deep sense of stewardship for our lands. Please consider supporting #mtadamsinstitute today and help provide life-changing opportunities for others! #unselfie #give
Our donors make everything we do to connect people with nature possible. We were so moved by the transformations we saw in scholarship kids this summer, we are dedicating every dollar that comes in on 11/28, this #GivingTuesday, to scholarships for local kids to get outdoors at science camps this season! #mtadamsinstitute #cascademountainschool #backpacking #mtadams
Got to do some Rangering on one of my favorite parts of this planet this weekend #pct2020 #wildernessranger #wildernessculture #giffordpinchotnationalforest #vetswork #americorps #mtadamsinstitute
Do you remember the first time you connected to the natural world or had an awesome experience at summer camp? Tomorrow is #GivingTuesday and we are dedicating all donations to scholarships for our CMS outdoor programs. Consider supporting us and provide an opportunity for a local kid to experience nature! #mtadamsinstitute #cascademountainschool . mtadamsinstitute.org/donate
Thank you everyone for the birthday wishes!! 27 is going to be a great year. My time with AmeriCorps has come to an end, and I’m happy to share that I have accepted a full time staff position with mtadamsinstitute !! I am beyond grateful for the opportunities and support I’ve had along this amazing journey. Cant wait to see what 2019 has in store!! #itsofficial #thankyou #newyear #mtadamsinstitute #cantgetridofme #pnw
