It’s that time of year: days are shorter, temperatures are cooling, and the sweet, earthy smell of fall is in the air. Across the Northeast, trees are bursting into color. What’s the reason behind the…
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The Right Time to Bail: Outdoor Safety Tips Every Hiker Should Know
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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What was going for a hike in the White Mountains like 50 years ago? According to data from decades ago, it…wasn’t great. It was hazy from pollution most days in summer, so the view from…
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What does AMC mean to you? While the Appalachian Mountain Club was created in 1876 to explore and protect the White Mountains in New Hampshire, it’s grown over its 148-year history to encompass conservation and…
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In September 2023 AMC’s Professional Trail Crew unveiled a trail unlike any they’d worked on. The Cardigan All Persons Trail (APT) at AMC Cardigan Lodge in New Hampshire is a half-mile-long path designed with all…
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At AMC, we believe everyone plays a part in our conservation work, including kids! AMC Junior Naturalists are curious children, ages five through twelve, who take a pledge to respect all living things, learn about…
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Talking with the AMC Research team in the summer is no small feat. Summer is field season, meaning the team is outside all day, every day, collecting water samples, downloading data from remote mountain sensors,…
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We need to talk about a major source of anxiety for many in our community: climate change. Climate change impacts our health, from the spread of diseases to our physical health to our food sources—not…
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Ah, mud season: it must be spring on the East Coast. All the snow has melted away, the ground is wet and soggy, but the fresh plant growth has yet to emerge. It’s a difficult…
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At the Appalachian Mountain Club, we’re proud to put the “NGO” (non-governmental organization, that is) in “Bingo!” Each spring our team of researchers count on the contributions of community scientists like you to better understand…
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