Today marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. One of my main goals as a mom of an almost-2-year-old is to raise my child to have a passion and love for the natural world around us. Although nurturing the earth is an everyday lifestyle for us, I decided to make a celebration out of Earth Day […]
Kids’ Nature Activities Round-Up
With a lot of working parents on the GMC staff, we know how hard it is to suddenly be homeschooling and working from home at the same time. But so many organizations are stepping up to offer ideas and activities for young kids to do, and we wanted to share our favorites with you here. […]
The Northeast Alpine Stewardship Gathering
This fall, Isaac (GMC Field Assistant), Lorne (GMC Volunteer & Education Coordinator), and I (GMC Field Supervisor) got to take the ferry over to New York to spend the weekend at the Waterman Fund’s 11th Annual Northeast Alpine Stewardship Gathering in Lake Placid. This heftily-named conference may not be one you’ve heard of, but if […]
Fall Hiking Safety
“And all at once summer collapsed into fall…” Oscar Wilde Fall is finally here. The days are shorter and the temperatures are dropping. The high mountain summits are already full of snow and ice, and before we know, it lower elevations will be too. With the change of the seasons, we need to remember that […]
The Mountains Through a Different Cultural Lens: An Abenaki Perspective
This article was written by Melody Walker and previously appeared in the Fall 2019 Long Trail News. In the beginning of all things, Gluskabe, the culture hero of the Abenaki people, formed himself out of dust and began his work of transformation. As he rolled, the valleys and the mountains took shape, but in the […]
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