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The Mountain Institute

Nonprofit organization based in the U.S.

Summary

Nonprofit organization based in the U.S.

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imageFile:Himalayan-style yurts, which serve as living quarters, educational spaces, and guest houses at the Mountain Institute, a community of conservationists on the slopes of Spruce Knob, the highest point LCCN2015634472.tif
logoThe Mountain Institute Logo.png
foundedCherry Grove, WV, 1972
foundersDaniel C. Taylor, King Seegar, & Lila Bishop
headquartersWashington, D.C.
area_servedThe Andean, Appalachian, Himalayan, and other Mountain Ranges
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The Mountain Institute (TMI) is an international non-profit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., and operates regional field offices in the Andes, Appalachians, and Himalayas. Respectively, these are the longest, the oldest, and the tallest mountain ranges in the world. TMI is the sole organization dedicated to conservation and development in mountain regions.

History

The Mountain Institute was founded in 1972 as the Woodlands & Whitewater Institute in Cherry Grove, West Virginia, by Daniel C. Taylor and King Seegar. In 1973, TMI's work expanded to experiential and leadership education for youth. The Baltimore Friends School, of which TMI's founders are alumni, was the first school course. St. Paul's School for Girls came next, and the founders were soon working with a number of schools in the Baltimore, Washington, D.C., Pittsburgh, and New York City areas. TMI became an international organization in 1987, when it assisted in the establishment of Makalu Barun National Park in Nepal and the adjacent Qomolangma National Nature Preserve in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. At this time, the organization changed its name to "Woodlands Mountain Institute" to reflect its broad work in the world's mountain ranges. "Woodlands" was later dropped, leaving it with its current name.

The Andes program began in 1996, and The Mountain Institute has been involved in a variety of conservation and community programs in the Himalayas since 1987.

Awards and recognition

  • 2018: $100,000 from The "St Andrews Prize for the Environment"

References

References

  1. (2013). "Instituto de Montana". Instituto de Montana.
  2. (2010). "Appalachian Program". The Mountain Institute.
  3. (2010). "Himalayan Program". The Mountain Institute.
  4. (August 2000). "The Mountain Institute". Mountain Research and Development.
  5. (14 December 2020). "New roads are changing trekking in Nepal's most remote regions". National Geographic.
  6. Taylor-Ide, Daniel. (1992). "Mountains, Nations, Parks, and Conservation". GeoJournal.
  7. (1 April 2001). "Corporations, Communities, and Conservation: The Mountain Institute and Antamina Mining Company". California Management Review.
  8. (6 December 2017). "Opinion {{!}} These indigenous communities are models for how to adapt to climate change". Washington Post.
  9. (2 May 2018). "Celebrating 20 years of the St Andrews Prize for the Environment". ConocoPhilips.
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