NOLS courses challenge you in ways that very few other experiences can. Many of these skills will serve you well as you move on to new stages of life, including your college education.Sep 17, 2015
Students are not allowed any electronics on NOLS courses (no cell phones, ipods, etc.) Course instructors will carry the means to contact emergency personnel should the need arise.
A NOLS course is an immersive expedition where you will spend time exploring remote, wild places with a tight-knit community of students and instructors. No experience is required, but by the end you'll have the skills and experiences to be a leader.
NOLS teaches real skills in wild places so you can adventure for a lifetime. NOLS Adult Expeditions are immersive 1- to 2-week wilderness experiences designed exclusively for adults 23 and over.
For most of NOLS courses, you'll be working hard for several hours each day. Aim to make your workouts last at least 60 minutes (again, start shorter and increase gradually), and try to incorporate some longer, sustained workouts into your routine, like going for an all-day walk.Jan 29, 2016
REPORTING NOLs A taxpayer must carry an NOL to the earliest tax years to which it can be carried back or carried over. If the NOL is not fully absorbed in the carryback or carryover year, the taxpayer must then carry it over to the next earliest tax year.Oct 31, 2001
The National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) is one of the top programs in the world for receiving an outdoor education. They offer courses here that are eligible for GI Bill benefits.Nov 3, 2019
The semester that I spent with NOLS was by far the most meaningful, impactful trip that I've ever taken in my entire life. The students and instructors were great fun, the lessons were interesting, and the landscape was unreal.
NOLS accepts and reviews scholarship applications on a rolling basis. We recommend applying for financial aid early, as our scholarships are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. We currently have funds to support courses beginning Fall 2022 and beyond.
In the initial years, most businesses don't make any money. When this happens, the IRS offers tax relief in the form of net operating loss (NOL). This means that business owners don't owe any taxes for the particular year.
net operating lossFor income tax purposes, a net operating loss (NOL) is the result when a company's allowable deductions exceed its taxable income within a tax period. The NOL can generally be used to offset a company's tax payments in other tax periods through an IRS tax provision called a loss carryforward.
Under U.S. Federal income tax law, a net operating loss (NOL) occurs when certain tax-deductible expenses exceed taxable revenues for a taxable year. If a taxpayer is taxed during profitable periods without receiving any tax relief (e.g., a refund) during periods of NOLs, an unbalanced tax burden results.
All NOLS courses, from immersive wilderness expeditions to classroom-based wilderness medicine courses, are designed around learning by experience, mentorship from expert educators, and wilderness. Students finish their courses inspired and empowered to act as leaders in their community.
NOLS’ mission is to be the leading source and teacher of wilderness skills and leadership that serve people and the environment. Our community—staff, students, trustees, and alumni—shares a commitment to wilderness, education, leadership, safety, community, and excellence.
When I say 2020, what comes to mind? Pandemic, quarantine, fear, loneliness, job loss, online overload. It was February 2020 when I began my journey with NOLS, and I’m so glad that I did.
NOLS grad Kimberly Blazzard unexpectedly put her wilderness medicine skills into practice on a solo trip on the Appalachian Trail.
Your team needs confidence, resilience, and leadership to accomplish their goals. Build your team’s capacity and potential through proven experiential learning. Learn more about NOLS custom expeditions.
Risk management planning is valuable for anyone who ventures off the beaten path. Whether you take your family hiking or run an established program, choosing to invest in risk management planning is choosing responsible leadership.
There are seminars for all skill sets at the school: winter instructor seminar, horse-packing seminar, hiking seminar, and packrafting seminar, just to name a few.
38-year-old Jared Spaulding has spent 350 weeks in the field as a National Outdoor Leadership School instructor. He’s taught 90-odd courses for NOLS, but that’s not counting the work he’s done for other outdoor education and outdoor therapy organizations including Aspen Achievement Academy and Trails Wilderness School. He’s worked courses in Wyoming, Utah, Alaska, the Pacific Northwest, Mexico, New Zealand, India, and Patagonia. He’s paid rent for just 20 months of his adult life, preferring to spend his time off on climbing trips throughout the American West and Patagonia.
What do a biology professor, professional watercolorist, parachute jump master, former professional hockey player, rede manager of the Alaska Iditarod dogsled race and Assistant Attorney General for the State of Montana have in common? They are all NOLS instructors. Besides leading NOLS courses, NOLS instructors work as classroom teachers, naturalist, professional guides, computer consultants, engineers, ranchers, medical students, carpenters, photographers and parents.
Overall diversity at NOLS has decreased since 2001. The present goal of the latest diversity initiative means tripling the 2005 number of domestic students of color, and multiplying similar instructor diversity tenfold, over the next five years. The “why” of this initiative has been clearly answered:
Wilderness First Aid is Different. When you’re in the front country, you call 911, wait a few minutes, and an emergency situation is handled for you. In the back country, at the very least it will take a few hours for help to arrive, if not days. You have to assume the role of first responder. You are the one who assesses ...
You’re supposed to get Wilderness First Aid re-certified every two years, which seems a bit much for the everyday hiker. If the certification doesn’t mean anything to you (professionally, etc.), I’d say take the class at least once and maybe do a brush-up course every 5 years. NOLS Wilderness First Aid Classes at REI.
The first thing you dive into is a step-by-step methodology for dealing with wilderness first aid situations, called the Patient Assessment System. The instructors give you a checklist to go through no matter what the situation. We used this checklist for every type of situation we learned about, and after a few times, it became second nature. The instructors even came up with simple a-b-c type mnemonics to help remember the steps.
With hiking more popular than ever, there are more and more folks out on the trails. Most of those hikers are well prepared, but unfortunately many are not, and the chances of someone doing something foolish and getting hurt are high. And even for the most prepared hikers, accidents happen. It makes sense to have some wilderness first aid training ...
Hypothermia and frostbite are the primary concerns in any cold-weather environment. For these, as with any medical concern, prevention is key, which you can do by staying warm and acting before you start to feel cold.
4-season tents are specially designed for winter conditions. Made with heavy duty materials, strong poles, and thick walls, they can withstand strong winds and snow accumulation. Walls typically lack many ventilation options in order to trap body heat. A large vestibule is a nice addition to store gear.
Ski touring and splitboarding (backcountry snowboarding) can be incredibly fun and efficient ways to explore off-trail in the snow, but this mode of travel requires specialized skills and specialized equipment.
Walking in hiking boots will be your simplest option. Hiking is great if you plan to stay on a trail that sees heavy traffic and is already packed down. Boots ideally will be waterproof, high cut, and insulated. You can also add micro-spikes for additional grip in icy conditions.
Generally, start with a quick drying, moisture-wicking base layer to help pull sweat away from your body and help with thermoregulation. This layer should be slightly fitted, as to make contact with your skin and actually wick away moisture.
The main advantage is that they let you stay on top of the snow better than boots so you can avoid post holing. It can be awkward to walk in them at first, but doesn't require any special skill or training to learn, plus it's a great way to expand from hiking trails to different terrain.
The next layer of the onion is a mid-layer, such as a light fleece or small puffy jacket. If you’re doing vigorous physical activity during the day in good weather conditions, this may also be your outer layer.
The area in which the attack took place is on the north slope of Wells Mountain where it drops into the Talkeenta River drainage to the east of that popular tourist town off the George Parks Highway. There is a well-established NOLS backpacking route that was pioneered through the area more than two decades ago. Hikers used to start on the Glenn Highway to the south and spend a month making the trek through the Talkeetna Mountains to be picked up by riverboat. They now take about the same amount of time to go on past the Talkeetna River to the Alaska Railroad tracks, on the Susitna River, where they flag down a "whistle-stop" train for a ride back to civilization.
What began over the weekend as an unbelievable horror story set in the wilds of Alaska was becoming a much more believable tale Monday as details emerged on a grizzly bear attack that left two teens in an Anchorage hospital with critical injuries.