Appalachian Mountain Club

Founded in 1876, the Appalachian Mountain Club is America s oldest nonprofit conservation and recreation organization. It promotes the protection, conservation and proper use of the mountains, rivers and trails in the region and this happens if people experience and enjoy the natural world. It has 12 chapters with 90,000 members of all ages, backgrounds and abilities, from Maine to Washington D.C. Its 20,000 volunteers and 450 full-time and seasonal staff lead members on trips, manage lodging and trails, teach outdoor skills and provide resources and information on outdoor activities to members. It offers more than 8,000 trips each year, from local chapter activities to major excursions worldwide, catering to every ability level and outdoor interest. Its lodges, huts full-service camps, cabins, shelters and campgrounds serve more than 135,000 guests each year. Its programs for children, teens and adults teach them to be safe outdoors and care for the natural world. It informs and educates its members and an additional 1.5 million people annually through its books, website, White Mountain visitor centers and award-winning magazine, Outdoors, and Appalachia, America s longest-running mountaineering and conservation magazine. It also publishes more than 70 guidebooks, maps, and adventure narrative written by experts. Its main office is in Boston, Mass.