In Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter, award-winning environmental author Ben Goldfarb reveals that our modern idea of a healthy landscape is wrong, distorted by the fur trade that trapped out millions of beavers from North America’s lakes and rivers. The consequences of losing beavers were profound: streams eroded, wetlands dried […]
Peregrine Falcon Nesting Site Abandoned at Prospect Rock
This post was written by Margaret Fowle, Conservation Biologist with Audubon Vermont. For many of us, getting outdoors and on the trails this spring has been a huge relief from the stress surrounding the coronavirus. Unfortunately, the increase in use of some of our recreation areas has had an impact on some sensitive wildlife species, […]
Why We Love Winter Family Adventures at Bolton Lodge
This post was written by GMC board member Amy Kelsey. When Bolton Lodge reservations came online as a winter “camping” opportunity in spring 2018, I logged in as soon as reservations opened and booked a Saturday evening stay for early March 2019. The reservation was made well in advance, and was well worth the wait. […]
From Porcupines to Pesticides: A GMC Caretaker’s Influence on “Silent Spring”
This article was written by Vic Henningsen and previously appeared in the Spring 2020 Long Trail News. Historian and former VPR commentator Vic Henningsen was a caretaker and ranger-naturalist on Mount Mansfield during the 1970s. There’s an old story about a pair of caretakers at Butler Lodge in the 1930s offering porcupine stew and blueberry […]
Vermont Huts: Past, Present, and Future
This article was written by RJ Thompson, executive director of Vermont Huts Association. In the Beginning When Vermont Huts Association launched in 2016, the idea to create a cohesive hut network in Vermont wasn’t a new one. Various individuals and organizations had contemplated the idea, scribbling notes on napkins and brainstorming grand ideas over a […]
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