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by astr0n0m3r 987 days ago
Until very recently it was $20. Now, every new member has $5 donated from REI to their "action fund" which the member cannot choose what cause that supports. This effectively means that $5 of every membership goes to the action fund. And the majority of that money does not go to nature conservation like you might assume.

I think a membership co-op that is run to benefit its members should lower the fee by $5 or at least let them choose where the $5 goes.