One moment, the sun is shining on a spring afternoon. The next, darkness. On April 8, 2024, parts of AMC’s region will experience a total solar eclipse, the moment when the moon passes in front…
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Research Team
Meet the AMC Research Team At AMC we support science-based solutions to environmental threats. Our Conservation Research team produces high-quality, peer-reviewed data and analysis on climate change, air and water quality, forests, and mountain ecosystems…
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Carolyn Ziegra
Carolyn Ziegra is a Research Forester with the Appalachian Mountain Club and joined the organization in 2022. She is a graduate of the School of Forest Resources at the University of Maine, where she contributed…
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Cathy Poppenwimer
For over 20 years Cathy has been with the AMC doing land conservation utilizing geographic information systems (GIS) through analysis and public awareness. Projects include land conservation assessment at the parcel and landscape scale; GIS…
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Georgia Murray
Georgia Murray is a Staff Scientist with the Appalachian Mountain Club since 2000. Previously she has conducted biogeochemical research for the Marine Biological Laboratory’s Ecosystem Center at Toolik, Alaska a Long-term Ecological Research site and…
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Dr. Jordon Tourville
AMC Research Fellow Dr. Jordon Tourville has a Ph.D., Ecology from the State University of New York – College of Environmental Sciences and Forestry. His research focuses on the response of plant and forest communities,…
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Larry Garland
Larry Garland is the AMC staff Cartographer, a position he has held since 1996. His responsibilities include the production of large-format trail and recreation maps for AMC publications covering geographic regions from Maine to the…
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Spend Thanksgiving with AMC!
Spend Thanksgiving with AMC! Thanksgiving is easy when you celebrate with AMC. Join us for the meal, or book a stay for a couple of nights! Book a stay Example of last year’s menu and…
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100 Days, 100 Summits of Mount Washington
100 trips up Mount Washington, New England’s highest peak. One hike each day for 100 days. It’s a simple, yet extraordinary challenge. For Andrew Drummond, it was his summer project. On May 22, 2023,…
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6 Stunning Fall Hikes in Southern New England
The leaves may already be falling in much of New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont, but that doesn’t mean leaf-peeping season is over. Southern New England — Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island— offers dense forests, idyllic…
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