RESEARCH

Read All About It Our recently published scientific paper in the journal Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research (“Evidence of Climate Change Declines with Elevation Based on Temperature and Snow Records from 1930s to 2006 on Mount Washington, New Hampshire, U.S.A.”) suggests that the Northeast's higher peaks may not experience the same climate variability as lower elevations and explains why northeastern high elevation forest survived previous warming in the geologic past. The adaptive role of these forests may be important as the Earth warms again.

DEVELOPMENT
Hungry Hikers Longtime President’s Society members Ruth and Fred Ward hosted a fabulous picnic at their home in Stoddard, N.H., on July 14. The group who attended hiked nearby Bald Mountain before heading to the couple’s home for some delicious home cooking.

On Our Way AMC has celebrated 625 President's Society members this year (both new members and renewals). Staff are still busy trying to recruit and renew 284 more members by Dec. 31. If you know someone who would like to join, please contact Celeste Miliard at 617-391-6615.

EDUCATION
Taking the Lead Twenty-seven participants attended AMC’s 51st annual Mountain Leadership School on June 17-21. Participants spent five days learning about wilderness leadership, including how to better manage groups with minimal impact while traveling in the backcountry.

Escape to the Garden State The New York-North Jersey Chapter hosted a successful leadership training program at the Mohican Outdoor Center on June 26-28. The training included 16 participants and three volunteer facilitators. Discussion sessions covered common leader concerns, accident scene management, trip planning considerations, and more. Most of the group attended a short map and compass session on Sunday afternoon to sharpen their skills.

OUTDOOR CENTERS
Here Comes the Sun AMC guests and members began to see the light—sunlight that is—among the hills and mountains of our region this summer. Visitation increased over the course of July in all locations—just in time for summer’s daily activities and evening programs. Visitors signed up for raft trips, treeline adventures, evening programs, classes on safe hiking tips, and naturalist explorations. Of note this summer has been AMC’s diverse offering of Family Adventure Camps as well as the popularity of its guided lodge-to-hut adventures.

CHAPTERS AND VOLUNTEER-MANAGED CAMPS
The Heat is On AMC’s 122nd August Camp was held in the Cascade Mountains of central Oregon. Despite record-breaking temperatures surpassing 100 degrees, the camp offered several daily activities of varying difficulty in the surrounding mountains. Under the auspices of Camp Directors Ledge Clayton and Gina Carmody (and the new management of Kevin Rooney and a terrific croo), the campers enjoyed great food, hiking, biking, paddling, and fishing among the towering pines and peaks.

Meeting of the Minds The Maine Chapter’s executive committee held its annual retreat on July 9 at at-large committee member Larry Dyer’s camp on Crescent Lake in Raymond. The evening included hiking nearby Rattlesnake Mountain, a barbecue, and the meeting on Larry’s pontoon boat. Several goals were discussed and decisions were made, including offering Wilderness Matters,the chapter newsletter, electronically beginning this fall.

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