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Maintaining & Protecting Vermont's Long Trail Since 1910

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Seasonal Jobs

We are now accepting applications for FALL 2021 positions on a rolling basis.

Thank you for your interest in joining the Green Mountain Club’s hundred-year legacy of maintaining and protecting Vermont’s Long Trail System! Each year we employ 30 to 40 seasonal field staff members as Backcountry Caretakers, as members of our trail crew the Long Trail Patrol, or on our Backcountry Construction Crew. Please follow the links below to learn more about each position.

All field staff must be 18 years of age before their first day of employment. All positions require living in the woods for at least five days at a time with two days off a week. Many staff positions require working weekends. Most positions run from late May through mid-October, with some staff turnover in mid-August.

Housing is provided free of charge to active field staff members, either at “The Back Forty” near the GMC Headquarters in Waterbury Center or at our satellite housing in Danby, VT. All days-off housing is communal, with shared sleeping quarters, kitchens and bathrooms. All staff must sign a Housing Policy Agreement and participate in periodic all-staff cleaning days to utilize these options.

Why work for the GMC?

“Every day your impact as an environmental steward is tangible in the forms of decreased trail erosion and increased appreciation for non-human entities.  Every interaction on the trail is a chance to educate and be educated.  The Green Mountain Club does so much more than provide a paycheck.”
-Marla, GMC Caretaker 2015-2018

Positions:

Summer and Full-Season positions: no longer hiring, please check back next January!

Fall Season positions (Mid-August – Mid-October): To apply, use link in position descriptions.
Crew Leader – Long Trail Patrol
Long Trail Patrol Crew Member
Backcountry Caretaker

The GMC provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, ancestry, place of birth, age, disability, health coverage status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. The GMC complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Authorization to work in the U.S. is a precondition of employment at the GMC. Feel free to contact us with specific questions.

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Leave No Trace Activity Sheet

April 19, 2021

“Leave No Trace” means protecting wild areas from negative human impacts. There are seven Leave No Trace (LNT) principles that help us to protect natural areas. Check out these LNT activities, and complete at least three (in the woods, in your town, or in your backyard) to finish GMC’s Mud Madness … Read more

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Mission

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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4711 Waterbury-Stowe Road
Waterbury Center, Vermont 05677
802.244.7037 | Email GMC

The Visitor Center is closed until further notice. Please call or email with any hiking questions.

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