by Mt. Adams Institute | Mar 1, 2022 | Field Notes
Deb Mumm-Hill is joining the Mt. Adams Institute (MAI) as the new Executive Director. Mumm-Hill is excited to support MAI’s mission of connecting people to the natural world through education, service, career development, and research. Throughout her career, she has...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Jan 6, 2022 | Field Notes
What a year this has been so far! Throughout my internship, I have been exposed to so many new learning opportunities. My position had a slow start, but as my qualifications began stacking up, so did the availability of work I was able to do. A large majority of what...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Nov 10, 2021 | Field Notes, VetsWork
Veterans Day Celebration: Julian Rodriguez Our Outreach Coordinator had the pleasure of sitting down with a group of current and former VetsWork Interns to discuss their service, current roles, and connections to the outdoors. Read below about Julian Rodriguez,...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Nov 8, 2021 | Field Notes, VetsWork
Veterans Day Celebration: Patrick Ford Our Outreach Coordinator had the pleasure of sitting down with a group of current and former VetsWork Interns to discuss their service, current roles, and connections to the outdoors. Read below about Patrick Ford, Volunteer...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Nov 5, 2021 | Field Notes, VetsWork
Veterans Day Celebration: Chris Sutherland Our Outreach Coordinator had the pleasure of sitting down with a group of current and former VetsWork Interns to discuss their service, current roles, and connections to the outdoors. Read below about Chris Sutherland, Field...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Nov 2, 2021 | Field Notes, VetsWork
Veterans Day Celebration: Elamon White Our Outreach Coordinator had the pleasure of sitting down with a group of current and former VetsWork Interns to discuss their service, current roles, and connections to the outdoors. Read below about Elamon White, VetsWork Alum...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Aug 11, 2021 | VetsWork
Alaska has been called the last frontier, and for good reason. It embodies the spirit of frontier living, where people hunt, fish and gather, an ode to how our ancestors lived. Its beauty is still intact thanks in large part to the people that oversee the land, and...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Aug 11, 2021 | VetsWork
Over the last five months I have been working as a Recreation, Education, Community Engagement Specialist with Tillamook Estuaries Partnership (TEP) and its numerous partners out of Garibaldi, Oregon. TEP is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, with the mission to...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Aug 11, 2021 | VetsWork
This Picture is a great example of the weather in Ketchikan Alaska. A beautiful and sunny day turns cloudy and rainy, then turns back to sun. If the weather is going to deter your spirit, then Southeast Alaska isn’t the place for you. I for one have fallen in love...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Aug 11, 2021 | VetsWork
I am halfway through my second term with VetsWork and I’m feeling grateful for the opportunity that Mt. Adams Institute has given me. I’m serving at Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area in Kentucky and Tennessee. My first term was spent bouncing around...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Aug 11, 2021 | Field Notes, VetsWork
Greetings, welcome to the concise memoir of Patrick Ford, an AmeriCorps intern at the Andrew Pickens Ranger District (AP). Walk with me as I take you on a journey through the mountain range of South Carolina and the incredible time I’ve had while working with the...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Jun 9, 2021 | Field Notes, Land Stewards, VetsWork
Mt. Adams Institute Receives AmeriCorps Grant to Continue Programs Trout Lake, WA – Mt. Adams Institute has received a $1,119,904 grant from AmeriCorps the federal agency responsible for national service and community volunteerism. This funding will...
by Mt. Adams Institute | May 21, 2021 | VetsWork
I grew up in Santa Cruz, California. I love hiking, digging around in the dirt and playing with plants. I served in the United States Coast Guard as a Machinery Technician and a shipboard Fire Fighter from 1997 to 2001. I have a B.S. in Science from Portland State...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Sep 11, 2020 | VetsWork
As many fields have shut down over recent months, I’ve been lucky to be partnered with a program that has stayed hard at work fulfilling its mission: the Timber program at Shawnee National Forest. The work I have done alongside the Timber crew includes taking account...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Sep 4, 2020 | VetsWork
Feeling inspired from a recent snowshoeing expedition to investigate a snow-covered mining claim, I decided to purchase a set of snowshoes and check out the terrifically named — Lake Valhalla. Living in Wenatchee, WA I had a little over an hour drive ahead of me...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Sep 4, 2020 | VetsWork
Splash… The sound of my paddle in the water as I coast along otherwise silently. I’m in a canoe in the middle of the main stem of the Willamette River. I’m no stranger to this stream as a Portland resident, but this is a completely different experience than I’m used...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Sep 4, 2020 | VetsWork
Like many other organizations and operations, we were put on halt mid-March from doing any field work, engaging with the public and various other operations. We were put on telework orders and given new instructions what seemed like daily. There was a lot of waiting...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Sep 4, 2020 | VetsWork
My name is Jon Knepper. I am an AmeriCorps VetsWork member that was assigned to a facilities maintenance position working directly with the U.S Forest Service. I started the position in early February and so far my time here has been a great learning experience and...
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 24, 2020 | VetsWork
White-nose syndrome is caused by a fungus, Pseudogymnoascus destructans, or Pd for short. Pd gives white-nose syndrome its name because it sometimes looks like white fuzz on the nose and other hairless parts of bats, including wings. Sometimes you can’t see the fuzz...
