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Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter

May 22, 2020 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

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 […]

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COVID-19 Guidelines for Vermont’s Hiking Season

May 21, 2020 by GMC Staff Leave a Comment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 21, 2020 Contact: Jessica Savage, Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation, 802-249-1230, [email protected] Keegan Tierney, Green Mountain Club, 802-241-8320, [email protected] Ethan Ready, Green Mountain National Forest, […]

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Vermont’s 2020 Hiking Season & COVID-19

May 21, 2020 by GMC Staff 9 Comments

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 […]

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Peregrine Falcon Nesting Site Abandoned at Prospect Rock

May 14, 2020 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

Peregrine Falcon, chick, nest on ledge

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 […]

Filed Under: From the Field, News, Stewardship

Mud Season in the Time of COVID-19

May 11, 2020 by GMC Staff Leave a Comment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 11, 2020 Contact: Jessica Savage, Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation, 802-249-1230, [email protected] Keegan Tierney, Green Mountain Club, 802-241-8320, [email protected] Ethan Ready, Green Mountain National Forest, […]

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Memorial Day Weekend Marks the Start of Hiking Season in Vermont

May 19, 2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 19, 2026 CONTACT: Lily LaRegina, Communications Coordinator, [email protected], (802) 241-8215 Memorial Day Weekend Marks the Start of Hiking Season in Vermont Waterbury Center, Vermont – This Friday, May 22 officially kicks off Vermont’s hiking season … Read more

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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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