The Appalachian Mountain Club has been promoting the protection, enjoyment, and wise use of the mountains, rivers, and trails of the Northeast outdoors since 1876. The nation's oldest outdoor recreation and conservation organization, AMC has 90,000 members in 12 chapters that reach from Maine to Washington D.C. Members maintain over 1,500 miles of trails throughout the Northeast, including nearly 350 miles of the Appalachian Trail in five states.