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The Appalachian Mountain Club promotes the protection, enjoyment, and wise use of the mountains, rivers and trails of the Appalachian region. We believe that the mountains and rivers have an intrinsic worth and also provide recreational opportunity, spiritual renewal, and ecological and economic health for the region. We encourage people to enjoy and appreciate the natural world for its own sake and because we believe that successful conservation depends on this experience.

- Revised and adopted by the Board of Directors of the Appalachian Mountain Club, September 26, 1999.

About The New York-North Jersey Chapter

        With over 13,000 members, the New York-North Jersey Chapter is the second largest of the 12 regional chapters of the Appalachian Mountain Club. The NY-NoJ Chapter offers its members more than 20 outdoor events on most weekends, many for beginners. We know that you would enjoy some of them, and we'd like you to come along. We invite you to join us on our activities and to help us conserve and preserve those outdoor resources that we all enjoy.

        We draw our members mainly from New York City and the suburbs, but our region includes the Southeastern counties of New York State and all of Long Island, as well as the Northeastern counties of New Jersey. If you live in the Albany vicinity, you may be interested in the Mohawk Hudson Chapter, which was formed in 1998 by New York members of the former Greylock-Taconic Section of the Berkshire Chapter. If you live in one of the New Jersey counties bordering the Delaware River or south of Princeton, you may be more interested in the Delaware Valley Chapter.
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        The Chapter business is managed by an Executive Committee that consists of the Chapter Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, and three positions representing Activities, Public Service, and Facilities and Member Services. Members of the Executive Committee are elected by the Chapter membership each year at the Chapter Annual Meeting. The Club Regional Director for the Mid-Atlantic Region is also an "ex-officio" (non-voting) member of the Chapter Executive Committee.

        Each year, the NY-NoJ Chapter offers about 1200 events in the NY metro area. We have about 1000 hikes or walks, 100 canoe/kayak trips and fewer backpack, bike, sailing, skiing, Climbing and social events. The Club and other Chapters offer all members thousands of additional events all over the Northeast, North America, and the world.

Contacting the Appalachian Mountain Club

        The NY-NoJ Chapter maintains an office in New York City. Our Office Manager maintains part-time office hours which vary; call before dropping in. You may call at any time and leave a message, our Office Manager or a volunteer will return your call as soon as possible.

Appalachian Mountain Club . . . . . New York-North Jersey Chapter 5 Tudor City Place New York, NY 10017

Voice Mail: (212) 986-1430 Or, , and please include your name, US Mail address and phone numbers.

        You might enjoy learning more about the activities of the AMC in the New York Metropolitan Area by coming to one of our monthly Orientation Nights in our Tudor City office. See the on-line New Member's Schedule for the dates and locations of up coming events. If you would like to talk with a AMC member near you, call someone from our New Members Hot Line.

        The Appalachian Mountain Club has chapters from Maine to Virginia with the largest chapter and Club headquarters in Boston.

Appalachian Mountain Club . . . . . 5 Joy Street Boston, MA 02108

Voice Phone: (617) 523-0636 FAX Phone: (617) 523-0722 Or,

        For more information about the entire Club and its activities in the Appalachian region and world-wide, see About the AMC and visit the Official AMC Web Site: www.outdoors.org.

New York-North Jersey Chapter Recreational Activities

        All Chapter activities are sponsored by Chapter committees of members who are especially interested or knowledgeable in that activity. Many of our members are active in several areas. Select from the following list for more information.

The Chapter Schedule

        Each year the Chapter publishes three issues of our convenient, pocket sized, Activity Schedule booklet that lists all of our events and activities for a 4-month period. The three issues are:

• Red - WINTER - January thru April
• Yellow - SPRING-SUMMER - May thru August
• Orange - FALL - September thru December

        Each Schedule contains descriptions of all Chapter events planned during that period, registration information, directions to meeting places, instructions and information about each activity, advance announcements of important events, and the names and addresses of all the Chapter Officers and Committee Chairs. It is an invaluable resource for all active members. You can take a look at selected portions of our Schedule that we have online.

        The Chapter Schedule is prepared and published by the Schedule Editor, which is under the Chapter Publications Committee.

Chapter Activity Disclaimer

        The activities and events listed in the New York-North Jersey Chapter Schedule and other AMC publications involve varying degrees of danger. When you participate in one of these activities, you should be both physically and mentally prepared and equipped with the appropriate gear. You should always be aware of the risks involved in outdoor activities and conduct yourself accordingly. The trip leader is not responsible for your safety, you are. Prior to registering for any activity, you are encouraged to discuss your capabilities with the trip leader.

        To participate in Club and Chapter activities, individuals under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or responsible adult, or obtain prior consent from the trip leader. Persons accompanying a minor are responsible for the minor's actions.

Transportation to Events

        Many of our members, of course, have cars and have little trouble driving to the meeting location for an event. However, a large number of our members live in New York City where it may be impossible for them to have a car. After they get to know people, they can often car pool to an event. But as a convenience to our urban dwellers, the Chapter offers many events that are accessible by public transportation. Participants can get on a bus or train somewhere in the city, and the meeting place is at a bus stop or train station someplace in the outskirts of the metropolitan area. These locations are often very close to the trail head. In the Schedule, the meeting times and places for many events are designated by Transportation Codes.

New York-North Jersey Chapter Public Services

        Chapter members are also interested in providing services to their community. These services are the responsibility of Chapter committees made up of people who are especially interested or knowledgeable in those areas of service. Select from the following list for more information.

New York-North Jersey Chapter Facilities and Member Services

        The Chapter also has committees with the responsibility of maintaining our Fire Island Cabin, producing the various Chapter publications, leadership development, safety and wilderness first aid. These committees also are composed of people who are knowledgeable and experienced in those areas. Select from the following list for more information.

Club Supported Facilities and Trips

        The Appalachian Mountain Club operates several huts, lodges and camps, and sponsors major trips of several different types throughout the United States, North America and the World. Most of the Club's huts, lodges and camps are in northern New England, but one, Mohican Outdoor Center, is quite nearby in western New Jersey. Another is always moving -- August Camp -- it has been held in various notable locations all over the US and sometimes outside. New York-North Jersey Chapter people help to operate some of these Club facilities, and they plan, approve and lead major Club trips. Select from the following for more information.

Joining the AMC

        If you would like to request any of these membership options, click here for an AMC Membership Application.

        An Outdoor Creed:

Treat the Land and Mountains, the Water and Air of the Earth
Not as an Inheritance from Our Ancestors,
but Rather as a Loan from Our Children.