Motherlode/Scott Free Celebrates its 45th!
Greetings and Happy Summer from Mother Lode River Center! As the temperatures rise here in Lotus, the river is flowing happily by our property, rafters are laughing out on the water, and challenge course participants are swinging in the canopy. The 2019 season is well underway, and we would love for you to join us […]
MaLode Urges Eco-Approach to Health
The Mother Lode River Center was officially formed in January 2000 with the addition of the Outdoor Education Program and Challenge Ropes Course. This article is reposted each season as a reminder of our ongoing commitment to its founding principles. Some of the statistics in this article have changed over the last 24 years. However […]
Health in Nature: The Science
In his book, The Creation, Dr. E.O. Wilson engages in a dialogue with an imaginary preacher in order to argue persuasively that both science and religion have compelling reasons to support the good stewardship and preservation of Nature. He defines Nature as “the original environment and its life forms before human impact”. As one of […]
Tell Me Sweet Little Lies…..
Emily Underwood is now an editor for the American Academy of Science’s Annual Reviews Knowable magazine in addition to being a Mom, kayaker, river guide and avid river lover. Here are her thoughts from 2016 while at the High Country News about bottled water which—- ‘has never made sense. The fact is it has always […]
Imagine Simpler Living – Visit our Yurt This Summer
Our sedentary culture seems to nurse a love of thick-walled boxes that makes us leery of impermanent housing. Who hasn’t sneered at the man who lives in a van down by the river? But river guides will attest to the freedom and joy of transitioning from a stuffy winter box every spring into an airy, […]
Virtual Environmental Education and Teambuilding
Surfing the Internet I discovered something new the other evening: “virtual environmental education and team building”. Apparently you can catch some pretty wild rides and achieve some serious bonding without leaving your couch! Unfortunately, my old surfing buddy never got to see it, the Internet that is. He had to settle for the real thing. […]
