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It was so much fun teaching mtadamsinstitute summer botany camp yesterday. The kids had a blast learning about plants and natural dyes. We had a field trip to bloomanddye to harvest fresh dye flowers and the older kids made bundle dyed bandanas. The young kids made indigo shibori bandanas and left with blue hands and blue arms! 💙🌿🌼💛
I left exhausted with a big smile and full heart. Seeing the joy and happiness on these kids faces as they saw what they created was a treat.
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We visited many places in the trout lake valley area to gather fresh ingredients for our outdoor cooking, here the Mt. Chef campers picked fresh vegetables and seasonings for our dumplings!
#outdoored #outdoorcooking #cooking #troutlakeabbey #fresh #picking #cascademountainschool #mtadamsinstitute
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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#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
Mt Adams in August
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#pnw #mtadams #adamssummit #mtadamssummit #mtadamswilderness #mtadamsinstitute #pnwonderland #pnwlife #pnwadventures #washington #summit #alpine
Look who's on his way to Outdoor Explorers Camp. Can't wait to see what happens today at #mtadamsinstitute #cascademountainschool
Sense of Place welcomes award-winning investigative reporter, Les Zaitz to share his firsthand experience reporting on this one-of-a-kind story.
Limited tickets available to attend in-person.
Livestream option is open to all. DETAILS HERE: https://linktr.ee/mtadamsinstitute
#rajneesh #mtadamsinstitute
Our Secret Life of Water camp had a great first day exploring BZ falls, they all had a chance to test the water quality using equipment that scientists use!
#cascademountainschool #outdoored #hike #pnw #bzfalls #water #quality #summercamp #mtadamsinstitute
Congratulations (and thank you!) to our 2022 VetsWork GreenCorps members for taking the @americorps pledge! They will spend the next 8 weeks learning about wildfire management and protection of our public lands. Thank you all for your continued service! #mtadamsinstitute #vetswork #greencorps #americorps #americorpsworks
#tbt to the Community Contra Dance we hosted earlier this month in support of our Cascade Mountain School program! #mtadamsinstitute #cascademountainschool #contradance #community
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.
One of the wilderness ranges drilling a hole into the ice to put bamboo polls into to help keep climbers on the correct route in bad weather conditions. Coming off the summit of Mt Adams #wildernessculture #mountains #mountainclimbing #volcano #wildernessranger #mtadamswilderness #mtadamsinstitute #vetswork #americorps
We are excited to announce our new summer camp model that engages kids in outdoor adventures while still being cautious about the COVID-19 pandemic.
At-Home Adventures (A-HA!) brings camp right to your home. Each week, campers receive a themed activity kit coupled with on-line instruction and project sharing with our expert instructors and other campers.
Check out the link in our bio for more info! We anticipate that camps will fill to capacity and recommend that you sign up sooner than later!
Hiked into a lake in the Trapper Creek wilderness today to check and maintain a few camp areas around the lake and take in some information on the area. #mtadamsinstitute #vetswork #americorps #usforestservice #wildernessculture #mountainman #discoverearth
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
Heck of a week with the #mtadamsinstitute in Washington. I start an internship with the US Forest Service on Monday
Mask making with Primitive Skills Camp! #primitiveskills #cascademountainschool #summer #mtadamsinstitute
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
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
Spend six months in the beautiful Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, improving our public lands! We are accepting applications for our 2022 Public Lands Stewards (PLS) program. PLS is an AmeriCorps internship for young adults, ages 21-30 who are interested in getting their foot in the door within the natural resources/public lands career fields. The positions start on May 2, 2022. For more information and to apply, please visit our website via the link in bio.
#MtAdamsInstitute #PublicLandsStewards #AmeriCorps #NaturalResources #PublicLands #NationalForest
Check out the link in bio for important updates on Cascade Mountain School summer camps. Registration is still open! May 15th is our decision date for how we will move forward with camps. We’ll let the latest guidance from the state of WA inform that decision. If camps are cancelled, you will receive a refund.
We are piloting two FREE virtual camps for the first ten people who sign-up! Again, check out the link in bio for the full update.
#mtadamsinstitute #cascademountainschool #summercamp
Third time’s a charm. After two previous attempts, finally summited Mt. Adams this morning. And of course, upon reaching the second highest peak of the Pacific Northwest, waiting for me was a spectacular view of the highest. Fuck you, Mt. Rainier.
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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
We are looking for two new team members! Join us in connecting people to the natural world.
Follow the link in our bio to learn how you can join our team!
#hiring #mtadamsinstitute #outdoors #nonprofit
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
Economics or environmentalism? Trees or timber? Spotted owls or mill towns? 30 years ago our public forests became a battleground - where do we stand today and can these public lands overcome their divided history?
Join us for a panel discussion on April 13th at 7pm to learn about how the Timber Wars still impact our public forests. This event is live, in-person at the Columbia Center for the Arts in Downtown Hood River, OR. Livestream option available.
To get your tickets or view the livestream, follow the link in our bio!
#MtAdamsInstitute #SenseofPlace #TimberWars #PublicLands #Wildfire
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
It’s always been my dream since hiking the Appalachian Trail to somehow make climbing mountains my job. Lots of hard working on the mountain this weekend but some of the most rewarding work I’ve ever done in my life. I must thank the Mt Adams Institute for giving me this opportunity. #vetswork #mtadamsinstitute #americorps #forestservicelife #veteran #mountainlife #mountaineering #wildernessculture
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
Also fun fact that Chris is helping with a paddle right now! Repost: Chris Sutherland is a returning VetsWork Intern serving as the Field Technician for the estuarypartnership
"I began the term right where I left off, pulling ivy, blackberry, holly, and cleaning up sites for future restorative efforts. Something different for me this year is the big canoe paddle trips. I have always loved the water and to be able to take people from our communities out on our rivers and lakes is an experience I will never forget."
Thank you for your continued service, Chris!
#VetsWork #AmeriCorpsWorks #MtAdamsInstitute #Service #bigcanoe #paddle
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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
Got to do some Rangering on one of my favorite parts of this planet this weekend #pct2020 #wildernessranger #wildernessculture #giffordpinchotnationalforest #vetswork #americorps #mtadamsinstitute
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
When working a few hours drive from home with the road crew, clearing forest roads of downed trees and fallen rocks it’s best to just stay the night at work. Especially when work is one of the most beautiful places on this planet. #vetswork #americorps #mtadamsinstitute #giffordpinchotnationalforest #usforestservice #earthpix #discoverearth #zpacksduplex #zpacks #oldgeowthforest #nikonphotographer #nikonphotography #nikoncamera #wildernessculture #keepitwild
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
Look at who our Public Lands Stewards Interns caught on a trail camera at Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge 👀
Thanks for sharing Calvin and Josh!
#PublicLandsStewards #MtAdamsInstitute #ConboyLakeNationalWildlifeRefuge #TrailCamera
What have you found in your backyard lately?
#tbt to Outdoor School and discovering the fascinating world of bugs.
#mtadamsinstitute #cascademountainschool #bugs #stem #discover #curiosity
Just a mountain sunset from ranger camp. Can’t imagine a cooler job to have #mountainlife #wildernessculture #forestranger #mtadamswilderness #vetswork #americorps #mtadamsinstitute
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
Working as a backhoe operator with the road crew right now clearing debris from our forest roads. Wasn’t a bad spot to take lunch break today. #vetswork #mtadamsinstitute #americorps #forestservicelife #giffordpinchotnationalforest #bestjobintheworld
#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
The Sense of Place Season Finale is April 13th at 7pm! Join us for a panel discussion on forests, wildfire, timber wars, and finding common ground. This event is live, in-person at the Columbia Center for the Arts in Downtown Hood River, OR. Livestream option available.
To purchase tickets or view the livestream link, follow the link in our bio!
#MtAdamsInstitute #SenseofPlace #Forests #Wildfire #TimberWars #SpottedOwl
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
Today is #GivingTuesday! Join 3 of our AmeriCorps members in showing your support for MAI with an #unselfie ! Don’t forget to include #mtadamsinstitute & #cascademountainschool . . mtadamsinstitute.org/donate
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 💔
#mtadamsinstitute #publiclandsstewards
We are very excited to announce that our amazing supporters contributed $3,450 yesterday for Giving Tuesday!
Given the Board Matching Challenge of $3,000, you helped raise a total of $6,450 in scholarship funds to get local kids outdoors with our #CascadeMountainSchool programs. Thank you!! #mtadamsinstitute #givingtuesday #thankyou
Happy Graduation Day to our 2020 Public Lands Stewards!!! Today this awesome group of backcountry rangers, wildlife refuge technicians, and an environmental education specialist, finished their six-month AmeriCorps internships!!! We are so grateful for all the incredible work they’ve done on our public lands and in our communities. We can’t wait to see what the next chapter has in store for each of them!
#mtadamsinstitute #americorps #publiclands #stewards #service #outdoors
