AMC is the nation’s oldest outdoor recreation and conservation organization. Read more about our history and resources available through our library and archives.

What is AMC SEM?

The Southeast Mass chapter of the Appalachian Mountain Club.

The chapter includes 3500 members throughout Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, and Plymouth counties of Massachusetts. AMC SEM is 1 of 12 local chapters in Massachusetts. For more chapter information visit www.outdoors.org/chapters/index.cfm

Overview

Our 16,000 volunteers, 450 full time and seasonal staff, and 100,000 members, supporters, and advocates are central to our mission. Our staff offers outdoor experiences and programs focused on our Maine and New Hampshire huts and lodges, while our 12 chapters from Maine to Washington, D.C. offer a variety of local outdoor activities and skills workshops. Staff and volunteers also maintain over 1,500 miles of trails, support our conservation policy and research efforts, and work to get urban and at-risk youth outdoors. Learn more about what we do in our fact sheet (PDF): www.outdoors.org/pdf/upload/FactSheet_2011.pdf