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>Notice to DC Chapter members. Please click here for details
>Our chapter has formed a Trails Committee. Members will participate, as available, in workdays to clean up and maintain trails and rivers in our membership area. If interested in becoming a member of this group, please contact Trails Group Chair Paul Elliott at:Trails@amc-dc.org / 202-423-7913
>Our chapter will be hosting the Fall Gathering from October 17th through 19th, 2008. If you would like to volunteer to help in some way, please contact Jacque Pulsifer or Al Pulsifer: Gatheringchair@amc-dc.org / 410-626-1163
>Mohican Getaways.Register for an upcoming Mohican Getaway event, and give yourself a great opportunity to explore the Mohican Outdoor Center in the scenic Delaware Water Gap, near Blairstown, NJ. click here for details
The Washington, D.C. Chapter of the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) was established in 1984. It is the southernmost of 12 regional AMC chapters. Its 2,000 members live mainly in Maryland and northern Virginia as well as in the District of Columbia. Chapter members receive the award-winning “AMC Outdoors” magazine 10 times per year, a quarterly chapter newsletter, and other AMC benefits including discounts at AMC facilities and events. Chapter activities include day-hiking, backpacking, paddling, biking and social get-togethers. In addition, the chapter organizes various conservation initiatives and work-days, engages in non-partisan conservation activism, and offers education and leadership opportunities. Members are encouraged to participate in and assist in the management the of the chapter’s activities. Our chapter's outings are open to the public. Almost all chapter outings do not require AMC membership, although it is encouraged.

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