by Mt. Adams Institute | Jul 24, 2018 | Land Stewards
Hello! My name is Emma and I am one of the 2018 Mt. Adams Public Land Stewards. I am based out of the Entiat Ranger district, and my official title is wilderness backcountry ranger. I am originally from North Carolina, and I drove out to the west coast the week before...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Jul 16, 2018 | Land Stewards
Who isn’t nervous about their first day of a new job? Maybe a few people, but I don’t know them. I had a strong idea of what I was getting myself into with this position. I’m a Public Lands Stewards intern with Mt. Adams Institute (MAI), in partnership with...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Jun 12, 2018 | Land Stewards
When I got the call from the Mt. Adam’s Institute (MAI) program coordinator, Marijke, that I would be joining the Chelan Ranger District as a wilderness trails ranger intern for the summer, I blurted “YES” into the phone rather embarrassingly and high fived a coworker...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Nov 17, 2017 | Land Stewards
The Lake Chelan area that we have been working on has a large number of trails, from short hour-long trips to destinations that can take 3 days of hard work to get to. A significant amount of our time is spent on one 30-mile stretch of trail and its branching...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Jun 24, 2012 | Land Stewards
EDITORS NOTE: Adam Taylor and Rachel Zeitler are spending the summer serving as Wilderness Rangers on the Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest. They will be reporting on their adventures all summer long. It’s been a few weeks since I set out from home for my position as...