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A letter of thanks to Olympic National Park employee Dave Colthorpe

by Tom Sanford

Posted Date : Mar 11, 2010

Just a few weeks ago, Dave Colthorp retiried from his work with Olympic National Park. On behalf of the staff and students of Olympic Park Institute, I would like to thank and commend him in particular for his work on the restoration work at the Rosemary Inn site along the shore of Lake Crescent.

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A Landscape of Memory: Reflecting on a week with Miramonte High School

By Will Minehart

Posted Date : Mar 4, 2010

As a wonderful season opener this year, I got the pleasure of working with a group of amazing seniors from Miramonte High School, in California. Teaching this school is an educator’s delight, because you are given a group of highly capable, college bound young adults who are ready to challenge the depths of your abilities.

Guest Blog: Why Expedia Chooses to Support Olympic Park Institute

By Megan Prine

Posted Date : Feb 10, 2010

As Expedia’s Community Relations Manager, I had the opportunity to visit Olympic Park Institute’s campus in the fall of 2009 to see the students in action. It was so refreshing to see young people engaged and excited about exploring the outdoors instead of glued to video games, televisions and cell phones.

School Grants Available for Olympic Park Institute Programs

By Margaret Stultz

Posted Date : Feb 8, 2010

Check out this great opportunity for western Washington schools to recieve partial funding for your Olympic Park Institute program through BECU!

BECU School Grants are available to help fund educational materials and/or programs that directly enhance students’ learning experiences that align with the missions and values of BECU: financial education, environmental sustainability and technology tools to enhance learning in reading, writing, math or science.

Olympic Peninsula Crystal and Fossil Collecting

By John Cornish

Posted Date : Jan 20, 2010

I've been chomping at the bit to get out locally to do some fossil hunting here in Clallam County on our Strait of Juan de Fuca beaches and planned on visiting one of my old favorite localities. The problem was, I wasn't sure I'd reach the beach! A few years back, a massive landslide partially destroyed my trail, making for a much tougher descent down to the beach. Now, overgrown by a thick barrier of thorny plants as a near-impenetrable wall of ickyness, I'd have to find/fight a way through if I was going to reach the beach.

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