Developing innovative, interpretive, and educational materials and
activities based on the evocative cultural, spiritual, and aesthetic meanings of mountains and
features mountain environments in mainstream American, Native American, Native Hawaiian,
and other cultures around the world to enrich visitor experiences, encourage respect for indigenous
perspectives, diversify the limited visitor base, and build deep-seated commitments to protecting the environment.
Exploring Our Living Mountain Laboratories: K-12 Teacher Training and Learning Exchanges on Mt. Fuji and Mt. Rainier. Increasing teacher and school children awareness of the linkages between the United States and Japan through the hands-on study of two of the world’s premier mountains—Mt. Fuji and Mt. Rainier, including their landscapes, peoples, cultures, and similarities.
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