On Saturday, October 7, the Green Mountain Club capped our season-long community fundraiser, Long Trail Day 2023, with a rainy yet cheerful celebration of the Long Trail and the funds raised for it. We are thrilled and so grateful for its success again this year. By Saturday, fundraisers and donors had surpassed the original $60,000 […]
2023 Photo Contest – Winning Photos & Other Entries
This year, the Green Mountain Club’s annual Photo Contest received it’s most entries ever – over 700 photos by over 130 participants. Thank you to everyone who entered this year’s contest, sharing with us the beauty of Vermont’s mountains, trails, and hiking community through your eyes. Scroll through the winning photographs and a selection of […]
July 2023 Flood – Ways to Help Our Communities
Based on a primary assessment of the Long Trail System, we were fortunate to avoid any major infrastructure damage or threats to trail continuity or hiker safety as a result of the torrential rain that battered the northeast and led to the July 2023 flood. However, many of our neighbors and communities did not come […]
From the Field: Bathroom Talk at the Little Rock Pond Composting Privy
On an overcast morning in late March, several members of the Green Mountain Club’s full-time field programs staff took a two mile hike to Little Rock Pond for some post-winter, pre-hiking season “fun”: visiting the shelter site’s composting privy to perform some maintenance before hiking season begins in June. View this post on Instagram […]
Giving Back to the Long Trail: Monthly Donor Spotlights
Vermont’s mountains are loved for many different reasons: formative youth experiences, core memories with family, camaraderie and friendships developed on trail, awe and appreciation for nature and its mental and physical benefits. To improve these experiences, GMC relies on the support of members and donors to care for the trails and shelters of the Long […]
