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In the wake of Penn State Outing Club’s controversial decision to prohibit its student-led outing club from organizing outdoor trips, NOLS Risk Manager Katie Baum Mettenbrink suggests that student leaders complete leadership, risk management, and wilderness first aid training before heading out.

Lucas St. Clair, NOLS semester grad and son of the Burt’s Bees founder, played a key role in preserving Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. He's currently the Democratic candidate for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District.

Since 2004, NOLS and Girls, Inc. have worked together to give Santa Fe teens an opportunity to participate in outdoor leadership programs. So far, 22 girls have received scholarships to fund NOLS courses of their choice.

One of the school’s longest-serving directors, Abby Warner has the led the team at NOLS Teton Valley since 2003. She was featured in the Summer 2018 edition of the JH Style magazine for her work.

In December 2018, Gear Patrol consulted senior NOLS instructor Marco Johnson on how to build snow shelters in the backcountry.

Ahead of the 27th annual Wilderness Risk Management Conference (WRMC), the conference Steering Committee appointed Mike Pigg, Outward Bound USA National Safety Director, as the new chair and welcomed three new members; Elyse Rylander, Partnership Manager at Camber Outdoors and founder of OUT There Adventures and LGBTQ Outdoor Summit; Moleek Busby, Field Operations Senior Manager for the Washington Trails Association (WTA); and Michael Davis, YMCA BOLD & GOLD National Program Manager.

In an article for Sierra, Stacey McKenna consults NOLS horsepacking instructor Ari Hertz on the history of wilderness exploration with stock animals in the U.S.

Bainbridge Island Review: Goodlin completes New Zealand expedition

St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Resident Completes 76-Day Fall Course

Ridgefield resident completes 80-day Spring Southwest Course

'An American Ascent' Takes Home Best Doc., Best Director

Adventure Medical Kits Helps Fund NOLS Scholarships

Stagg traveled to Patagonia this spring on his International Professional Service Semester (IPSS) assignment to work with NOLS in Coyhaique, Patagonia.

Liam Tuveson participated in an adventure of a lifetime as part of a fall semester program with the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS), Lander, Wyoming.

Backpack through Washington’s North Cascades for 29 days, on a mountaineering course offered through the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS).

In 1993, Raúl Castro was living in Santiago. He attended a presentation by National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS).

Perhaps you’ve decided to take a year off from the daily grind. or maybe your career allows you to work from anywhere.

Students and community members at Luther College took a Wilderness First Aid (WFA) course, led by the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS).

Expedition Denali Completes Climb Safely, with Good Style

National Park Service and Denali National Park Support Expedition Denali

NOLS Partners with Sierra Club in Support of Veterans

NOLS Rocky Mountain Offers Local Scholarships

NOLS received a $4,000 grant from the Rocky Mountain Power Foundation to give scholarships for the Lander Valley Leadership Expedition.

The National Outdoor Leadership School offers trips, of all lengths and focuses, so you can ditch the suit and get in touch with mother nature.