

Hannah Clipp started as the GIS Scientist with the Appalachian Mountain Club in the summer of 2025. She has a Ph.D. in Natural Resources Science and a Graduate Certificate in GIS and Spatial Analysis from…
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From epic adventures and wild mountain views to city bike trails and blazing campfires under starry skies, for over 20 years the AMC Photo Contest has celebrated how our community experiences and protects the outdoors....
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Hannah Clipp started as the GIS Scientist with the Appalachian Mountain Club in the summer of 2025. She has a Ph.D. in Natural Resources Science and a Graduate Certificate in GIS and Spatial Analysis from…
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Morgan Southgate started as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the Appalachian Mountain Club in the fall of 2024. She has a PhD in Plant Biology from the University of Vermont (UVM) and has co instructed…
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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 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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Staff Scientist-Terrestrial Ecology 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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Braedon Lineman began working with AMC in 2024. Braedon earned a B.S. in Agroecology from Montana State University, where he gained experience working in plant ecology, remote sensing, and environmental biogeochemistry through undergraduate research and…
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Sarah Nelson is the Director of Research at the Appalachian Mountain Club. Prior to AMC, she was at the University of Maine for 21 years, most recently as an Associate Research Professor in the School…
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