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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In 2019, New Hampshire became the 16th state to establish an outdoor recreation office. This April, the New Hampshire Office of Outdoor Recreation Industry Development—which is housed within the state’s Department of Business and Economic…
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DarkSky International granted International Dark Sky Place status to the Appalachian Mountain Club’s 114,000-acre forest in Maine’s 100-Mile Wilderness. Greenville, ME May 18, 2021—The International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) announced that the Appalachian Mountain Club’s (AMC)…
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Andrew Norkin led AMC’s trails department since 1999, overseeing the construction and maintenance of nearly 2,000 miles of trails annually—from the Bay Circuit Trail in Massachusetts to the mighty Appalachian Trail. Norkin passed away…
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Update: Imp Shelter renovations were completed in October 2021. The entire shelter was disassembled to replace the rotting floor and sills, plus a new roof was installed. It is now open and welcoming visitors and…
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Before Ansel Adams and the Sierra Club became the face of environmentalism in the twentieth century, Vittorio Sella and the Appalachian Mountain Club were the center of outdoor art and conservation in America. Like…
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The AMC Photo Contest spotlights the different ways we experience the outdoors and the views we take in along the way. For all of us, that view changed over the past year. We announced the…
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AMC’s Appalachia Journal to be hosted on Dartmouth Library’s Digital Commons Past issues of the Appalachian Mountain Club’s historic publication Appalachia will be accessible free online through the Dartmouth Digital Commons website. Boston, MA…
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National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Awards Appalachian Mountain Club Land Conservation Grant through Walmart’s Acres for America Program A $500,000 grant will support the Appalachian Mountain Club’s acquisition of a 26,740-acre parcel of forestland known…
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Dee Bryant sits behind the register at Bretton Woods Market and Deli. As a worker at the only convenience store and gas station in town, Bryant, a worker at the only convenience store and gas…
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