A good newsletter is a product of the entire membership! Individuals are encouraged to submit articles and pictures to the Maine Chapter newsletter Wilderness Matters. If sending pictures, please send the highest quality possible. Please provide content to Carey Kish. The next newsletter deadline is Thursday March 1, 2012!

Issues of the Maine Chapter newsletter

  • Fall 2011 (5.5 MB PDF)
  • Summer 2011 (1.1 MB PDF)
  • Spring 2011 (1.4 MB PDF)
  • Winter 2011 (384KB PDF)
  • Autumn 2010 (1.3MB PDF)
  • Late Summer 2010 (2.5MB PDF)
  • Summer 2010 (552KB PDF))
  • Spring 2010 (1MB PDF)
  • Winter 2010 (1MB PDF)
  • See our Clarifying Statement Regarding the Winter 2010 Issue of Wilderness Matters
  • Fall 2009 (1MB PDF)
  • Summer 2009 (1MB PDF)

    • 2011 Newsletter Schedule
    Deadlines are when content for the next newsletter should be submitted to our editors. “Delivered” is the approximate date the newsletter will be available to members.

      Deadline / Delivered
      December 1 / January 1
      March 1 / April 1
      June 1 / July 1
      September 1 / Oct 1

    To receive the current issue of the Maine Chapter newsletter Wilderness Matters only in electronic format (and not receive the paper issue), you will need to visit AMC’s “Member Center.” Here you can also take care of many administrative tasks (change of address), renew your membership, and get links to Maine and other chapter activities sent to your e-mail inbox through the “Activity Digest”. If you shared your e-mail address with AMC when you joined or renewed your membership, you should have received an e-mail informing you of this new opportunity. If not, you can go to the above address and sign on.

    To create an account on the Member Center:

    1. Go to the Member Center.
    2. If you have an account in the Member Center, see the information below under the header “To sign-up for electronic delivery of…”. If this is your first visit to the Member Center, you will need your AMC membership number to set up an account; this is:
      1. on your membership card
      2. on the mailing label of your Maine Chapter newsletter Wilderness Matters
      3. on your AMC Outdoors magazine just above your name.
      4. If you still can’t find your member ID, you can call Member Services at 1-800-372-1758 M-F from 9-5 Eastern time, or contact: AMCi...@outdoors.org.
    3. Enter your membership ID number.
    4. Select your name.
    5. Select a user name, password, and security question and answer. You will receive an e-mail confirmation.

    To sign-up for electronic delivery of the Maine Chapter newsletter Wilderness Matters:

    1. Under “most popular actions,” select “Set email/Newsletter Preferences”
    2. Fill in your First Name, Last Name, Email address, and Email format preference.
    3. Next to “Chapter Newsletter Preference” select “Electronic”
    4. At “Maine Chapter Newsletter” check the “Yes” box next to “Yes! I’d like to receive electronic delivery of the Maine Chapter’s newsletter, Wilderness Matters.”
    5. You will get a confirmation screen detailing your preference.

    For complete instructions with screen-captures on how to set up an account on the Member Center, please refer to this guide.

    If you have problems, e-mail: AMCi...@outdoors.org or call 1-800-372-1758 Monday-Friday, 9-5 Eastern time.