Announcements
Summer 2025
Wilderness First Aid Certification
Outdoor Wellness has the incredible opportunity to collaborate with Remote Medical Training in Bellingham, WA to offer a Wilderness First Aid (WFA) course at the Activities and Recreation Center for UW Bothell and Cascadia students, faculty, and staff on September 13-14! If you love adventuring outside and would like to boost your emergency response skills while outdoors or just want to increase your medical knowledge in general, a Wilderness First Aid certification is a great place to start. Please feel free to visit Remote Medical Training’s website to learn more about what skills and knowledge you can expect to gain from a WFA.
Course Details:
Dates: Saturday Sept. 13 – Sunday Sept. 14
Time: 8:00a-5:00p (with a lunch break in between)
Location: ARC 040 (Fitness Studio in the Lower Level of the ARC)
Price: $325 (Staff & Faculty), $285 (Students)
Registration: Open to UWB/CC students, staff, and faculty ONLY.
We are currently gathering interest across campus to determine how many spots we should open up on the course. If this certification is something you are interested in participating in, please fill out this form and we will contact you with sign up details when registration opens. Please note that at this time, this course will only be offered to UWB/CC students, staff, and faculty.
Nest Gear Shop Summer Hours
The Nest Gear Shop will be open by appointment ONLY Monday-Thursday from June 30 – August 19. Go to https://tinyurl.com/SU25RENTALS to schedule an appointment today!
Outdoor Wellness Hiring a Cascadia Student for 2025-2026
We are looking for one Cascadia College student to join the Outdoor Wellness Team for the 2025-2026 academic year! To learn more about position responsibilities, objectives, eligibility requirements, wages, and more, please see the position listing on Interfolio.
Applications open Friday, May 30. Interviews will be held until an individual is hired.
Questions? Email rthomp33@uw.edu
Feedback for 2024-2025
Have feedback for the Outdoor Wellness program? Fantastic – we can’t wait to hear it! As we are wrapping up our 2024-2025 programmatic year we are hoping to understand what we can do better next year. If you have some thoughts, please take a few moments to fill out this form.
Collaborate With Outdoor Wellness!
We welcome collaboration requests from student organizations, clubs, and other campus groups! With the expertise of our Outdoor Wellness Leaders, you have the chance to reach a broader audience, enhance the wellness and outdoor components of your desired program, and gain access to our library of equipment in the Nest Gear Shop. Our team is happy to work with specific needs or accommodations, just let us know!
Please fill out this form with all your event information at least 4 weeks in advance of when you would like to host the event to give the Outdoor Wellness team enough time to plan and prepare for the event. Collaboration opportunities will be scheduled for Summer Quarter 2025 and beyond.
PLEASE NOTE: If you would like to collaborate on an off campus event, there is no guarantee we can secure permitting with less than a year notice. We will try our very best to accommodate, however.