Appalachian Mountain Club - Delaware Valley Chapter

Upcoming Events of Note

News Items


Chapter News

Potential Closure of NJ Parks
posted Apr 4, 2008

The Corzine administration is planning on closing a number of state parks and reservoirs in NJ in order to trim their budget. Many of the parks they are planning on closing are places where AMC recreates and lead trips everyday, including Round Valley Reservoir. To find out more more about the budget cuts and what parks will be effected please visit: http://www.njkeepitgreen.org The NY/NJ Trail Conference also has a very detailed information page on the budget cuts.

It has come to our attention that there will be a peaceful rally and demonstration against the park closings on Saturday, April 5th, 12:00 noon, at Round Valley State Park. This is not an AMC event. Please direct all questions about the rally to mapgar@gmail.com

AMC Club-wide Spring Gathering!
posted Mar 17, 2008

This year's Spring Gathering is being hosted by the Southeastern Massachusetts Chapter, at YMCA's Camp Burgess, located in Sandwich, Mass. on scenic Cape Cod. The weekend will be jam-packed with fun outdoor activities!. Learn more, and get registration information, on the SE Mass Chapter's Website. Don't miss out, sign up now!

Annual Dinner News
posted Nov 4, 2007

The DV Chapter's Annual Dinner, held Nov 3rd at the Four Seasons in Norristown, presented an evening full of good food, information, and socializing with club members. Regional Rep and ex-Chapter Chair Chris Rapacki played MC for the evening (pictured, right), overseeing the election of officers to the Executive Committee. "Appie of the Year" Awards were presented to Rich Wells and Eric Pavlak, and several members were honored for their 25-year membership anniversaries. Presentations were made by Mid-Atlantic Office staff Kristin Sykes and Jennifer Heisey; Conservation Chair Susan Charkes; and global-warming expert Andy Pitz. The main event was a fascinating talk and slide show by Sophia Danenberg, about her climb to the summit of Mt Everest. See more photos of the event.

Notes from NYNJTC on New Trails/Relocations
posted Oct 15, 2007

A few notes on trail changes in North Jersey/Southern NY from the Oct 4th NY-NJ Trail Conference meeting, as reported to us by our Trails Chair.

  1. The Indian Rock Trail (Blazed red & white) and the Wanaque Ridge Trail (Blazed Orange) are now open along with a new parking lot. These are situated west of Ramapo Lake and the Cannonball trail.
  2. Stokes State Forest - The Stony Brook Trail starting on the AT and going westward to the parking area has been extended westward beyond the parking area.
  3. There will be an AT relocation in Wawayonda State Park, NJ. Purpose of this is to help eliminate bikes and horses on the AT.
  4. Construction on the new Iron Belt Trail in north Jersey will start next month. This trail will be 25 miles long and connect the AT in Wawayonda to the Highland Trail in Mahlon Dickerson County Park (Morris County). Expected to take two winters to complete. Most of this trail is on existing trails, with only 10 to 12 miles new.
  5. The 1777 and 1779 trail near Bear Mountain have been re-routed. This is minor.

Website Face-lift
posted Sep 10, 2007

As you can see, the website has recently undergone a face-lift! Hopefully, the new site will be more accessible and contain more useful information both for chapter members and for people just interested in learning more about the chapter and the AMC. If you are looking for something that used to be on the old website, and you can't find it, please contact the Web Team, so we know what we've missed. Also, you can use the "Old Homepage" link at the bottom of the main menu (for now) to access the old site.

If you're a chapter member, and are interested in helping make this website better, please read the call for volunteers, and if you can help, email webmaster@amcdv.org.

  Archive of old news items.

You don't need to be a member to join in any of our activities, but joining can help you stay informed and gives you access to the event hotline and other member benefits!

All outdoor activities have some degree of inherent risks; all participants learn of the risks before each trip and must have read and signed a liability waiver (provided by leader) before participating. Contact the leader of the trip for more information.

 


AMC   |   Home  |   Join  |   FAQ  |   Contact Us
© Copyright 2007 All Rights Reserved. The Appalachian Mountain Club - Delaware Valley Chapter.