Wilderness First Responder Certification Course

Certification as a Wilderness First Responder is the industry standard for outdoor professionals including instructors, guides who lead multi-day group trips, Search and Rescue personnel, wildland firefighters, trail crews, rural EMT professionals, and those who take part in other high-risk or extended-stay outdoor activities. This hybrid course focuses on the assessment and treatment of traumatic, environmental, and medical emergencies in a wilderness environment. The course is divided into two distinct parts and you must complete both parts within one year to receive certification. We recommend you enroll no later than mid-February 2021.  Learn more and sign up here....

Moved by War: Film & Movement Workshop

Film screening, Q & A and 60 minute movement workshop RSVP requested, seating inside Light Hall is limited. After two tours in Fallujah during the Iraq War, US Marine and Combat Veteran Roman Baca came home ravaged with depression, anxiety, and anger. With few places to turn, Roman went back to his first passion, ballet, as a way to cope — and discovered that through dance he was able to “reprogram” himself and begin to heal. This inspired Roman to start Exit 12 — a New York-based dance company led by Veterans and military families. Through dance and choreography, Exit 12 tells stories about the effects of war — both to heal themselves and also to change the perceptions and stereotypes of the Veteran community. Workshop description: M O V E M E N T 2 C O N T A C T  Exit12’s veteran/civilian movement workshop. Repurposing movement; transforming trauma. This workshop is designed to bridge cultural gaps through shared movement, transform traumatic...