Updates
Sunday, August 4, 2013 - 5:44pm
This week wrapped up our last week of Mountain Trail Monitors, and students from Winfield, Petersburg, Morgantown and Canaan Valley joined us in clearing Horton and Spring Ridge trails, and...
Saturday, August 3, 2013 - 1:21pm
It is turning out to be a busy weekend at the Spruce Knob Mountain Center, with participants from the Hero's Journey Foundation and the Northern Virginia Astronomy Club sharing High Camp with...
Thursday, July 18, 2013 - 11:19am
Scientists from around the world are currently meeting in Huaraz, Peru to exchange knowledge about the critical importance of high mountain glacial watersheds and receive education and training on...
Wednesday, July 17, 2013 - 6:11pm
The sky was clear across the meadows spanning in front of the office as Braja and I waited patiently at the Earth Shelter Office for our week’s trail workers to make their way up the...
Tuesday, July 16, 2013 - 11:53am
You, our alumni, are an amazing group of people.
I want to thank everyone who attended. Thank you for coming and bringing your family. You also brought food, fireworks, slideshows, stories,...
Monday, July 8, 2013 - 4:30pm
We are pleased to share these photos from our community watershed work with communities in the Ghuti Khola watershed in the Humla District of northwest Nepal. Humla is one of Nepal’s most...
Wednesday, June 26, 2013 - 12:00am
Thirteen Solar World panels, each with the capacity to produce 235 Watts of electricity, have been installed on the Earth Shelter at The Mountain Institute's Spruce Knob Mountain Center....
Tuesday, June 25, 2013 - 10:32am
Last Friday, The Mountain Institute celebrated the longest day of the year with the installation of a solar panel system on the roof of our office building, the Earth Shelter. Within a matter of...
Sunday, June 16, 2013 - 7:09pm
This post is guest written by Lily Bailey, 17, a veteran summer camper and a student in last week's Mountain Trail Monitor summer trail maintenance program. Trees? Sawed. Branches? Lopped. Camping?...
Saturday, June 8, 2013 - 6:03pm
Our first log cut!
On June 5th, we finished our first week of Mountain Trail Monitors, our summer trail maintenance program. We had spent four nights in the Seneca Creek Backcountry, with...
