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July 2024 Flood Update: Hiking Guidance

July 17, 2024 by Chloe Miller Leave a Comment

On the one-year anniversary of last year’s catastrophic flooding, Vermont experienced another storm that devastated local towns and communities. With most of the damage occurring north of Middlebury Gap, we […]

Filed Under: Hiking, News

Conservation and Climate Change

July 16, 2024 by Lily LaRegina Leave a Comment

  This article was written by GMC Executive Director Mike DeBonis and appears in the 2024 Summer Long Trail News under the title, “Conservation and Climate Change: Protecting the Long […]

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Trail Talk: Social Trails and Brush-ins

July 5, 2024 by GMC Staff Leave a Comment

This article appears in the 2024 Summer Long Trail News, written by GMC Communications Manager Chloe Miller with contributions from Volunteer and Education Coordinator Lorne Currier. “STOP WITH THE STICKS!!!!” […]

Filed Under: Education, Featured

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

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2026 Field Season Preview

June 16, 2026

This article first appeared in the Summer 2026 Long Trail News, titled "Field Notes: Season Preview 2026," and was written by GMC's Director of Field Programs, Keegan Tierney. As trail crews finish their “mock hitch” training, and caretakers take their stations, the Green Mountain Club Field … Read more

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Mission

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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