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Hiking the Triple Tiara

April 11, 2025 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

This article appears in the 2025 Spring Long Trail News and was written by thru-hiker, ultrarunner, and LGBTQ advocate Aubri Drake. Watch the recording of Aubri’s 2025 Outdoor Adventure Speaker […]

Filed Under: Hiker Voices, Hiking

From a Caretaker: Stewarding the Alpine Zone Through Education

November 26, 2024 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

This article was written by Izzi Duprey, who worked as one of GMC’s seasonal backcountry caretakers on Mount Mansfield throughout the summer and fall of 2024. What does a Green […]

Filed Under: Education, From the Field

Vermont’s Geology on the Southern Long Trail

June 28, 2024 by Guest Author 1 Comment

This article, by geologist Peter Thompson, appears in the Summer 2024 Long Trail News, titled “Geology of Vermont’s Southern Long Trail.” Vermont’s Green Mountains were formed over hundreds of millions […]

Filed Under: Education, News

Caretaking with the Mountain

June 6, 2024 by Guest Author 1 Comment

This article was written by Nathan Knutson. Nathan was a caretaker at Taft Lodge on Mount Mansfield throughout the summer of 2023.  The job description of a Green Mountain Club […]

Filed Under: From the Field, Hiker Voices

The Young Adventurers Club Revived by GMC Burlington

May 15, 2024 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

This article appears in the Spring 2024 Long Trail News, titled “Let Go of Expectations: GMC Burlington Revives the Young Adventurers Club.” GMC has a long history of getting kids […]

Filed Under: Hiking

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Big News for Strategic Conservation of the Long Trail System

May 1, 2025

This article appears in the 2025 Spring Long Trail News and was written by GMC Director of Conservation Mollie Flanigan. In previous editions I've described the process of developing the Green Mountain Club Strategic Conservation Plan that outlines our road map to permanently protecting the Long … Read more

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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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