In our current world of social distancing and a stay at home order, outdoor recreation looks a little different than it used to. GMC’s recommendation is to take walks right out your door and explore your neighborhood on any trails, dirt roads, or sidewalks you have available. As you discover what spending time in nature […]
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 […]
Everyone Benefits from B Corporations
This post was written by T Hanson, GMC’s development assistant. In these disconcerting times of stock market volatility and COVID-19, it is comforting to know that in the corporate world there is already infrastructure established for businesses to support local communities. A business certified as a B Corporation has made a commitment to using “Business […]
Happy 110th Birthday, GMC!
March is the month when we welcome Spring, get ready for the upcoming hiking season, and celebrate the Club’s birthday. Today, March 11, GMC turns 110! And for 103 years of that history, hikers on the Long Trail have been guided by the Long Trail Guidebook. Following the spine of the Green Mountains from Massachusetts […]
An Interview With Our Youngest Monthly Donor
When I first met Ephraim Maciejowski, he was upside down on a swinging bar on a play structure in my neighborhood. He heard me talking about working at the Green Mountain Club, and exclaimed, “I donate every month to the Green Mountain Club!” Since then in weekly encounters after school, we have developed a bond […]
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