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2016 Field Season is Over

November 11, 2016 by Kristin McLane Leave a Comment

GMC’s Caretakers and Long Trail Patrol left the woods last month, bringing an end to this year’s successful field season.  The Long Trail Patrol and Construction Crew got a lot accomplished this year, with help as always from our wonderful volunteers: Volunteer Long Trail Patrol, GMC sections, service learning groups, trail and shelter adopters, bark mulch packers, and stewardship monitors.

Trails, puncheon, kiosks, and tent platforms were built.  Bridges, privies, shelters, and trail tread were repaired.  Field staff increased their training too: 2 field staff traveled to the Adirondacks for training with ADK’s summit caretakers, 2 more field staff were chainsaw certified, 8 field staff were crosscut saw certified, and 3 field staff were trained in crosscut saw sharpening.  And new programs started, including wilderness monitoring and non-native invasive plant species removal (funded by US Forest Service).

Take a look at some of the work we did this year below, and keep an eye out for the upcoming Winter Long Trail News to see even more trail work details.

Removing micro burst blowdowns
Removing micro burst blowdowns
Yale service trip disassembling North Shore tenting platforms at Stratton Pond
Yale service trip disassembling North Shore tenting platforms at Stratton Pond
SCA service trip showing off their repairs of Black Brook Bridge
SCA service trip showing off their repairs of Black Brook Bridge
Bog bridges in Stamford Meadow built by VLTP
Bog bridges in Stamford Meadow built by VLTP
Reclaiming the Howard Hill open area on the AT
Reclaiming the Howard Hill open area on the AT
Hell Hollow Bridge removal
Hell Hollow Bridge removal
Mount Mansfield airlift
Mount Mansfield airlift
Mount Mansfield airlift
Mount Mansfield airlift
Construction crew building new cribs for the moldering privy at Thistle Hill Shelter
Construction crew building new cribs for the moldering privy at Thistle Hill Shelter
The completed Thistle Hill Privy
The completed Thistle Hill Privy
Clearing a blowdown with a crosscut saw
Clearing a blowdown with a crosscut saw
Repaired Lake Trail Bridge
Repaired Lake Trail Bridge
LTP and caretakers putting the finishing touches on the Stratton View privy
LTP and caretakers putting the finishing touches on the Stratton View privy
Clearing blowdowns
Clearing blowdowns
New puncheon on Mount Mansfield's ridgeline
New puncheon on Mount Mansfield's ridgeline

 

Thanks to all of the GMC volunteers and field staff for their hard work maintaining the trail system and welcoming hikers to Vermont’s most popular peaks and overnight sites this season!

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The Green Mountain Club is the founder and maintainer of the Long Trail - the oldest long distance hiking trail in America. Established in 1910 to build this trail stretching the length of Vermont, the club now also maintains the Appalachian Trail in Vermont and trails in the Northeast Kingdom in its mission to "make the Vermont mountains play a larger part in the life of the people." Read more...

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