VetsWork: Full Circle

VetsWork: Full Circle

I am eight months into my internship now, it’s mid-November, and there is snow on the mountains again, just like when I arrived. Things seem to be coming full circle and much has happened since my last blog entry. For one, I’ve been augmented to a recreation...
Meet Mark Martinez, 2020 VetsWork AmeriCorps Intern!

Meet Mark Martinez, 2020 VetsWork AmeriCorps Intern!

My name is Mark Martinez. I grew up in south Texas to a low-income, migrant farming family. I love hiking, fishing and hunting, however, I never hunt or fish just for the sport of it but to provide food for myself at times. I joined the Army at 17 years old, with two...
Meet JC Williamson, 2020 VetsWork AmeriCorps Intern!

Meet JC Williamson, 2020 VetsWork AmeriCorps Intern!

I’m an Air Force Veteran and a Texan, who has been living overseas most of my adult life. I love the outdoors, and am interning with Mt. Adams Institute’s VetsWork program because it’s a perfect segue to a career in the forestry sector. I’m psyched...