Welcome to Ask AMC, our new advice column! From conservation and climate research to trail tips and backcountry etiquette, we take your questions about the outdoors to AMC’s adventurers, scientists, advocates, experts, and trail leaders…
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Meet Me at the Trailhead: Stories of Love and Friendship in the Outdoors
Nothing says “I love you” like breaking trail, offering up your stash of trail mix M&M’s, or cheering each other up a mountain. For so many in the AMC community, the trailhead has been the...
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The wind’s blowing through your hair. Your water bottle’s half empty, and your shirt is sticking to your back. There’s the smell of pine and sunscreen, the scrape of tires on gravel. You crest the…
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This summer, members of AMC’s research team are out in the field: catching clouds on the top of Mt. Washington, counting pollinators in the alpine zone, and measuring dissolved organic carbon in mountain lakes. Why…
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On a freezing night in early May, a search and rescue crew set off into a squall on a high-stakes mission: a 63-year-old man had vanished somewhere near Franconia Ridge. He’d been missing for three…
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For 150 years, the Appalachian Mountain Club has been proving that a love of the outdoors can drive real change. From preserving forests to shaping national conservation policy, we’ve shown what’s possible when passionate people…
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Harmful budget proposals moving through Congress threaten to reverse decades of bipartisan conservation progress and undermine the landmark Great American Outdoors Act. The proposed cuts would slash funding for public lands and outdoor access, breaking the…
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Ultra-runner and thru-hiker Tara Dower has a tattoo on her leg that says, “suffer well.” While there are many reasons to go trail running (many of which do not involve suffering), Tara and fellow athlete…
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Federal cuts to funding and staffing are critically impacting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)‘s ability to function. The agency is facing historically drastic deregulatory actions, with plans in place to fire hundreds of chemists, biologists,…
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“What if we act as if we love the future?” — Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson This January, AMC launched the All Out Action Plan: our five-year road map for protecting critical landscapes, fostering a…
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