GMC Section Presidents recently received this note of gratitude from Tim Ashe, Vermont State Senator and President Pro Tempore of the Senate. Volunteer work on the trail often goes unnoticed so we loved hearing such positive feedback and wanted to share it with you here. Each day during this current crisis I’ve been taking a […]
Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter
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 […]
Vermont’s 2020 Hiking Season & COVID-19
The answer you’ve all been waiting for: Yes, the Long Trail System’s trails will open tomorrow, May 22. However, it’s not as simple as that statement. With both a late snowpack and COVID-19 as dominant concerns this hiking season, we are asking hikers to take a few extra precautions to both protect public health and […]
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. […]
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