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Case Study: Dental Emergency while Rafting 

The Setting You are on day three of a 4-day rafting trip on the Rogue River in Oregon. The trip has been incredible so far. Great rapids, beautiful scenery, skies full of stars, and endless cups of hot cocoa. You’re almost to your campsite on day three, but have one more rapid to go.  At…

Anne McGowan September 2025 4 min read
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9 Wilderness Medicine Jobs You Can Get With A Wilderness Medicine Certification
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9 Wilderness Medicine Jobs You Can Get With A Wilderness Medicine Certification

Check out the top 9 wilderness medicine jobs you can score with a wilderness medicine certification.
NOLS December 2017 1 min read
Enhancing Student Experience and Inclusion through Risk Management
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Enhancing Student Experience and Inclusion through Risk Management

Cal Poly recreation and adventure education staff talk about how risk management adds perspective and growth for their students and…
NOLS December 2017 1 min read
Transform Your Backcountry Cooking with the New NOLS Cookery
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Transform Your Backcountry Cooking with the New NOLS Cookery

To help students learn about backcountry cooking, we started collecting recipes and published the first cookery in 1974. The 7th…
NOLS November 2017 1 min read
A Letter to My Future Self
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A Letter to My Future Self

Carolyn shares the letter she wrote to herself on a one-night solo near the end of her Semester in New…
NOLS November 2017 1 min read
Embracing Acceptable Risk in the Non-Traditional Classroom: Marin Academy & the WRMC
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Embracing Acceptable Risk in the Non-Traditional Classroom: Marin Academy & the WRMC

NOLS caught up with Marin Academy Director of Outings Julie Barnes to find out why she values risk taking, risk…
NOLS November 2017 1 min read
Q&A with a NOLS Parent
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Q&A with a NOLS Parent

Parent Shelli Johnson writes about what it was like for her son to go on a 30-day NOLS course
NOLS November 2017 1 min read
Quiz: Winter Injury and Illness
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Quiz: Winter Injury and Illness

Do you know how to help with first aid for winter injuries and illnesses?
NOLS November 2017 1 min read
Black Wolf Expedition: First Descent Packrafting in the Canadian North
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Black Wolf Expedition: First Descent Packrafting in the Canadian North

An instructor team heads to North America's largest wilderness to explore new rivers and mountains by packraft.
NOLS November 2017 1 min read
Camping Recipe: Biscuits [Video]
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Camping Recipe: Biscuits [Video]

You know you've found the perfect adventure partner when you wake up to the smell of biscuits baking in the…
NOLS November 2017 1 min read

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