by Appalachian Mountain Club | Sep 13, 2021
Long before the Crawfords cut their namesake path to Mount Washington’s summit and brought the first tourists to New Hampshire’s White Mountains in the 19th century, the Indigenous Abenaki Tribe called these mountains home. The Abenaki considered Agiocochook—now...
by Appalachian Mountain Club | Jun 16, 2021
3 minute read On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared “that all persons held as slaves” in Confederate states “are, and henceforward shall be free.” However, more than two and half years would pass before this...
by Appalachian Mountain Club | Apr 29, 2021
4 minute read Ahwahneechee People living in the Yosemite Valley were forcefully removed from their land to pave the way for the creation of what would become Yosemite National Park. The 1851 atrocity is part of a long history of racism in the outdoors against Black,...
by Appalachian Mountain Club | Apr 29, 2021
5 minute read PAULA CHAMPAGNEBlack, Indigenous, and People of Color have frequently been excluded from American outdoor spaces. We’ve been getting lots of questions about why AMC is so committed to increasing access to and engagement with the outdoors for all people....
by California Sportfishing Protection Alliance | Apr 16, 2021
Crocker Huffman Dam – Merced Fall Hydro Project CSPA and several allied conservation groups[1] filed comments on April 1, 2021 responding to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) staff’s February 19, 2021 Additional Information Request (AIR) for the Merced...
