Two people sitting on a dock by a lake and gazing at a mountain.

“Mommy’s Going to March Us Up the Mountain”: Jean Camuso on Her Family’s Lifelong Love of the AMC Huts

Jean Camuso’s connection to AMC’s High Mountain Huts started over 40 years ago, when she took her two young sons on a hike to Lonesome Lake. From early adventures (including a memorable mid-trail “strike” that was swiftly resolved with peanut...
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2000 Amc Usfs Alpine Steward Volunteer Logo 2002

2000

AMC creates the Alpine Steward Program with U.S. Forest Service

1999 Conservation Action Network Can Postcard Circa 2000s

1999

AMC’s Conservation Action Network (CAN) launches

1980 Adopt A Trail Worker On The Presidential Range 1982 Sl5299.0207

May 1980

AMC starts the Adopt-A-Trail Program in White Mountains

1971 A Mountain Classroom Teachers Workshop At Galehead Hut 1976 Sl1976.0335

June 1971

A Mountain Classroom (AMCR) begins as a weekend workshop to train teachers in mountain leadership, ecology, geology and environmental education. It eventually becomes a program for school groups incorporating active exploration outdoors

1970 Amc Campsite Caretaker With Campers 1970 Sl5299.0017

July 6, 1970

A seasonal caretaker is placed at Liberty Springs Tentsite to manage use, creating our Campsite and Caretaker program. Caretakers inform hikers on how to minimize their impact on campsites in the White Mountains

1968 Amc Youth Opportunities Program Group At Lonesome Lake Hut 1970

1968

AMC’s Youth Opportunities Program launches to foster joyful outdoor experiences for area youth, laying the groundwork for today’s Outdoor Journey Fund