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"When you talk about leadership today...we don't just need smart leaders anymore. We need people to have a strong moral code, a strong sense of ethics, and a system that will allow them to navigate the difficult challenges they will face in life."

Risk management oversight means consideration of risks from both a systematic and systemic point of view.
Systematic means a crisply linear, cause and effect analysis, which of course is vital. That’s how we recognize that shoulder injury data compiled on river courses reveals the need for better technique instruction on bracing.

Fish eyes are the bubbles rising from the bottom of the pot as water is heated. Some people believe this is hot
enough for reliable disinfection. We disagree.

...Dissolve yeast in warm water with sugar and salt. Add flour and mix to make stiff dough. Oil a fry pan, and spread dough in pan with oiled fingers to form crust. Turn up edges to hold sauce. Pour sauce over crust, and top with cheese and any other toppings. Cover and bake on a stove on low heat until crust is golden brown, about 20 to 25 minutes...

The trucker's hitch is a great thing to have in your quiver of tricks. It's often the first knot we teach students on NOLS courses to use for pitching a tent.

The third section for the Fall Semester in the Rockies (FSR) groups is happening at Three Peaks Ranch. The students of FSR 5 & 6 are just a couple of days away from finishing up their Wilderness First Responder course.

At the annual State of the School celebration in Lander, Wyoming, NOLS Executive Director John Gans presented employee awards to John Hovey, John Stoddard, Jen Sall, Katie Baum, Clemente Diaz, Cindy Carey and Claudia Pearson.