by Mt. Adams Institute | Sep 4, 2020 | VetsWork
One December day, while Facebooking, I received an instant message from a military buddy of mine about a job he found while searching for jobs online. He knew that I had been looking for a job because I would be graduating college in January. He sent me a link to a...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Sep 4, 2020 | Field Notes
I feel that our National forests and other natural areas are very important for the well-being of the plants and animals that live in them as well as the people who visit them. I have seen firsthand how getting out in nature can help people. I think that it is...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Aug 5, 2020 | Land Stewards
I grew up near North Bend, Washington and spent many years enjoying the outdoors with my family and friends. In the process of getting my Environmental Science degree at Central Washington University (CWU), I fell in love with our dry montane and shrub-steppe...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Aug 5, 2020 | Land Stewards
Originally from Michigan, I currently call the beautiful state of Washington my home. My love for the outdoors began at a young age spending summers in the Adirondacks with my family and ultimately led me to thru hike the Pacific Crest Trail in 2017. This hike...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Aug 5, 2020 | Land Stewards
My name is Dakota Miller, I grew up in the beautiful state of Florida and love fishing, hiking, camping, and being on the water. After graduating high school I enlisted in the United States Air Force and completed a six year enlistment with the Air National Guard....
by Mt. Adams Institute | Aug 5, 2020 | Land Stewards
When I discovered conservation work a few years ago, the entire trajectory of my life was changed. I jumped, whole-heartedly, into a lifestyle that was both simple and also incredibly fulfilling. My first love were the Rocky Mountains of south central Colorado- and in...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Aug 5, 2020 | Land Stewards
From birth my life has been beset with a myriad of outdoor experiences ranging from windy peaks to deep, muddy caves. In between those adventures I’ve delved into a variety of hobbies including musicianship, carpentry, and gaming. My passion for motion leads me...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Aug 5, 2020 | Land Stewards
Hello, my name is Jake Kendall and I’m from Roseville, Minnesota. I went to school at the University of Minnesota Duluth where I graduated with a bachelor’s degree in urban and regional studies. I focused on land management, public policy, and urban...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Aug 5, 2020 | Land Stewards
I grew up in a family that loved to play outdoors and go camping as often as possible. I always had a fascination for wildlife, and I knew that I wanted to explore my passion for nature for my life’s work. It was not until I had almost completed two years of my...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Aug 5, 2020 | Land Stewards
I grew up in northwest Ohio where it is as flat as can be and so didn’t truly get into any adventure type sports until I moved into the Allegheny Mountains in Pennsylvania. I dove right in after college doing a six weekend-long white water rafting training...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Aug 5, 2020 | Land Stewards
Growing up in the Pocono mountains of Pennsylvania I was taught to embrace and appreciate the nature around me by my father. Being an Infantryman in the Army, my father was no stranger to walking tireless miles with a heavy pack. So it was no surprise when I had...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Jun 4, 2019 | Field Notes
Mt. Adams Institute is excited to announce that it will receive $1,119,904 in AmeriCorps funding annually for the next three years from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the federal agency responsible for AmeriCorps and other national service...
by Mt. Adams Institute | May 14, 2018 | VetsWork
So let me introduce myself, my name is Elamon White, which you saw in the title of my blog, and I am a VetsWork AmeriCorps intern serving at the Sumter National Forest on the Andrew Pickens Ranger District as the Partnership and Volunteer Coordinator. All right, now...
by Mt. Adams Institute | May 10, 2018 | VetsWork
Service. A substantial word with different interpretations for different people. For the longest time, I thought that service meant the service. I joined the Army when I was barely 18, because I, like millions of other kids, had seen the Twin Towers fall, what evil...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Jan 17, 2018 | VetsWork
Reflection When I started my journey of finding my way after serving in the Navy at the end of 2016, I had no idea the adventure I embarked on was going to be so developmental in my future career in environmental conservation. I took the pledge to, “…get things done...
