This story originally appeared in AMC Outdoors Magazine. Enjoy stories like this and help make more outdoor experiences and conservation efforts possible by becoming an AMC member today. With a name that means “star,” it’s...
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This story originally appeared in AMC Outdoors Magazine. Enjoy stories like this and help make more outdoor experiences and conservation efforts possible by becoming an AMC member today. With a name that means “star,” it’s…
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In 2024, Liesl Magnus—fresh off a multi-year stint on trail crews in Montana and Idaho—returned East. Once a winter hut caretaker for AMC, they would now serve as its professional trail crew manager for all…
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As Massachusetts voters head to the polls this November, they have a generational opportunity to shape the future of the outdoors. Ballot Question 6 holds the key to cleaner water, healthier forests, and more accessible…
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At work, AMC director of trails Alex DeLucia demonstrates how to safely wield dangerous equipment; chainsaws and bowsaws, pickaxes and Pulaskis. On his days off, he trades power tools for a bow and arrow and…
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It’s fall in the Northeast, and you know what that means—leaf-peeping season is here! From fiery reds to golden yellows, the region’s forests are about to put on a spectacular show. At AMC, we’ve been…
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This summer, AMC’s Research team doubled in size, welcoming interns from across the region, including Washington D.C., Virginia, and Massachusetts. From catching clouds to sampling dragonfly larvae, the young scientists put their skills to work…
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This story was featured in the Winter/Spring 2026 issue of Appalachia Journal. We rose early, while it was cool, for our nine-mile hike. We wanted to beat the heat and thunderstorms forecast for late that…
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I have a very normal job… I am following the volunteers of AMC’s 150th Anniversary Relay as they hike, bike, and paddle their way from Virginia to Maine, a journey that is over 2,000 miles….
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On April 10th, more than 120 high school students from across northern Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine gathered at the Highland Center for the Appalachian Mountain Club’s inaugural Youth Climate Summit. The event included a…
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