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Our mission
The Wild Rockies Field Institute offers academically rigorous, place-based field courses that develop engaged, informed citizens and strong leaders ...
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Our history
In 1993, three visionary graduates of the University of Montana’s Environmental Studies Graduate Program came together with a new vision for academically rigorous, college-level, field-based education. And the Wild Rockies Field Institute was born....
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Our approach
Experiential education aims to take academic subject matter out of the realm of abstraction and ground it in a tangible and relevant context. A well rounded college education....
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WRFI /wer'fee/ n. & adj.
  1. Acronym and nickname for the Wild Rockies Field Institute
  2. An independent, nonprofit educational organization that offers affordable, high quality, academically rigorous field courses in some of the most beautiful and interesting landscapes in North America. adj.
  3. Characterized by a unique combination of fun, rigor, excellence, adventure, participation, value, team spirit, integrity, responsibility, critical thinking and wildness.

From the Field: WRFI's Blog

Fresh from the Field
October 29, 2021
Time as a Meandering River and an Agent of Change By Halley Linscheid
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October 28, 2021
What Could We Possibly Give to the Earth? By Natalie Connor
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October 27, 2021
Invisibilized Identity: River Systems and Sexuality by William Roddy
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October 25, 2021
Peaks and Privilege By Ellie Williams
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October 22, 2021
Elevated Reflections By Jesse Rubin
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October 21, 2021
Exploring Montana with Ocean Eyes By Sofia Fea Ruiz
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