Check out AFNR in the Palouse!

Washington State University

 Intro to Ag, Food, and Natural Resources (AFNR) 

 

Host Contact Information 

J.D. Baser: jbaser@wsu.edu

 

Event Details

Orientation: 06/19/24 @ 4-6 PM PST

Event Start Date: 07/08/24 @ 10 AM

Event End Date: 07/16/24 @ Noon

Registration Price: $3,200

Register through the MyCASE portal.

Make all checks payable to the National Council for Agricultural Education; print the W9 here.

Mail to: National Council for Agricultural Education, c/o Melissa Rekeweg, 6060 FFA Dr, Indianapolis, IN 46278

 

Participant Lodging & Meals

Check-In: 07/08/24          

Check-out: 07/12/24

Lodging Location: Hilltop Hotel

Description: Hotel, single-occupancy

Lunch & Dinner: Participants receive lunch and dinner from the host daily during the in-person component. 

Travel: Not included with registration.

 

CASE Institute Location

Washington State University

 

Miscellaneous Details

Travel Details

• Airports
  • Pullman Moscow Regional Airport (PUW) – Alaska & American Airlines fly into the Pullman-Moscow Airport, which is about 10 minutes from campus.
  • Spokane International Airport (GEG) – The Spokane airport is about an hour and a half from campus and offers more flight availability. Transportation to and from this airport may be arranged. Please contact J.D. Baser to discuss these arrangements.
  • Lewiston-Nez Perce County Regional Airport (LWS) – Delta flies into the Lewiston Airport about an hour south of campus.

Sightseeing

• Nature Based:
  • Kamiak Butte—Travel Time ~20 minutes
  • Steptoe Butte—Travel Time ~45+ minutes
  • Palouse Falls—Travel Time ~1.5 hours
  • Lower Granite Dam—Travel Time ~45 minutes
  • Hells Canyon Tour—Travel Time ~45 minutes
• Educational Experiences:
  • Pullman Focus:
    • WSU Art Museum—On Campus
    • Sweitzer Engineering Tour—Off Campus ~5 minutes
  • WSU Agriculture:
    • WSU Dairy Center—Off Campus ~15 minutes
    • WSU Beef Center—Off Campus ~15 minutes
    • WSU Wheat Greenhouses—On Campus
    • WSU Pulse Crop Greenhouses—On Campus
    • WSU Grizzly Bears—On Campus
• Recreational Activities
  • Palouse Ridge Golf Club—Travel Time ~5 minutes
  • Airway Hills Mini Golf –Travel Time ~5-10 minutes
  • Stand-Up Paddle Boarding/ Kayak on the Snake (Lewiston/Clarkston)—Travel Time ~ 45minutes
• Regional Weekend Travel Ideas:
  • Winetasting
  • Walla Walla—Travel Time ~2 hours
  • Prosser—Travel Time ~2-3 hours
  • Yakima Valley—Travel Time ~3.5 hours
  • Seattle, WA—Travel Time ~5 hours
  • Spokane—Travel Time ~1.5 hours
  • Space Needle
  • Experience Music Project (EPM)
  • Riding the “Duck” Tours
  • Pike Place Market
  • Pacific Science Center
• Local Parks
  • Gondola Ride Over the Falls
  • Escape Room
  • Boise, ID—Travel Time ~5.5
  • Tours of the Mines
  • Breweries
  • Local Outdoor Entertainment

 

Register for this Institute!