Resources on BIPOC and Anti-Racism in Outdoor Spaces

by Appalachian Mountain Club | Apr 8, 2021

Paula ChampagneBlack, Indigenous, and People of Color have frequently been excluded from American outdoor spaces. AMC is committed to increasing access to and engagement with the outdoors for all people. That requires grappling with the hard truth that the outdoors...

AMC Stands in Solidarity With the Asian-American Community Against Violence and Racism

by Appalachian Mountain Club | Mar 29, 2021

When one of us hurts, the AMC community hurts. The past few months, Asian-American members of the AMC community have been in pain. Their pain stems from an uptick in senseless and racist acts against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans across the country, culminating...

Climate Change Impacts in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic—And What We Can Do

by Appalachian Mountain Club | Mar 2, 2021

Paula ChampagneYoung activists call for swift action on climate change during the 2019 Climate Strike in Boston. Climate change impacts in Boston include sea level rise, dangerous storm surge, and dangerous heat waves. Climate change does not affect all regions the...

A State-by-State Guide to Climate Change Plans in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic

by Appalachian Mountain Club | Feb 15, 2021

Patrick Tomasso / UnsplashRising sea levels and more deadly heat waves are increasingly troubling impacts of climate change in New York, where state leaders have set aggressive climate change plans to tackle the problem. For New England and Mid-Atlantic states...

AMC Praises Recent Administrative Action on LWCF

by Appalachian Mountain Club | Feb 12, 2021

New Guidance Removes Roadblocks to Access Conservation Funding The Appalachian Mountain Club welcomes an order from Acting Secretary of the Interior Scott de la Vega that reverses damaging actions taken by the previous Administration on the Land and Water Conservation...