Saturday, June 13, 2026
Green Mountain Club Headquarters
4711 Waterbury-Stowe Road
Waterbury Center, Vermont
Please join the Green Mountain Club for its 116th Annual Meeting at club headquarters in Waterbury Center. At the meeting, members and staff will conduct club business, including an overview of proposed Bylaw changes and a member vote. Light breakfast and coffee will be served prior to the meeting. Lunch will be provided by GMC. There will be group hikes led by GMC volunteers after lunch, with sign-ups available on site.
To review the proposed bylaw changes, click here.
To vote in election for General Directors, click here.
Please contact us with any questions.
For Registrants
Agenda for Saturday is as follows:
| 9:00 to 9:05 | Call to order and welcome by GMC President Don Taylor |
| 9:05 to 9:10 | Secretary’s Report |
| 9:10 to 9:20 | Treasurer’s Report |
| 9:20 to 9:30 | President’s Report by Don Taylor |
| 9:30 to 9:40 | Executive Director’s Report by Michael DeBonis |
| 9:40 to 10:00 | President’s Awards |
| 10:00 to 10:15 | Break |
| 10:15 to 10:50 | Vote to Approve Bylaw Changes |
| 10:50 to 11:40 | Long Trail System Update from Keegan Tierney, Director of Field Programs |
| 11:40 to 12:00 | New Business |
| 12:00 to 1:00 | Adjourn for lunch, GMC Board of Directors Meeting |
| 1:00 to 4:00 | Hikes/Outings |
Group Hike Descriptions:
- Barnes Camp Loop – 1.3 miles, Easy/Moderate. This begins on the Barnes Camp boardwalk into a beaver pond and then is a short loop in Smugglers’ Notch.
- Cotton Brook Road – 7-8 miles, Easy/Moderate, 600-800 ft elevation gain. Hike on Cotton Brook Road off Moscow Road, which is an old dirt road, upgraded with gravel. Pass Fosters Trail (closed since the landslide in May 2019), a view of the devastation due to the landslide, an old apple orchard, and two sites with stone foundations.
- Duxbury Window – 3.2 miles, Moderate/Difficult. Hike on the Long Trail South to a beautiful overlook of the Winooski River Valley with views of the Worcester Range
- Sterling Pond – 2.8 miles, Moderate/Difficult. Take this short but steep hike up to Sterling Pond, a high-elevation, fragile pond with great views.
- Stowe Pinnacle – 3.6 miles. Moderate/Difficult. This has a moderate climb to a rocky crag with views of Stowe and the northern Green Mountains.
- Lake Mansfield Trail to Taylor Lodge – 3.2 miles, Moderate. Moderate hike past scenic waterfalls and a view of Nebraska Notch.
- Trail Maintenance Workshop – 1 mile, Moderate. Learn the basics of hiking trail maintenance along the Monroe Trail with Lorne Currier, GMC’s Volunteer Coordinator.
- Valcour Bog Walk - Easy/Moderate. Take a walk with former state botanist Bob Popp through the Valcour Bog to identify and discuss local flora and fauna.
