This article was written by Lorne Currier, GMC Field Assistant. As we celebrate 50 years of the Green Mountain Club caretaker program, it’s worth recognizing the amount of effort required to keep the Long Trail System tidy. Same as the bathroom or kitchen sink in a residential home must be cleaned regularly, the Long Trail […]
Problem Bears? Or Problem People?
Vermont hiking trails have long been perceived as places where you don’t need to worry about bears. People hiked, camped, and cooked and stored food without concern. Times have changed, and with the increase in the black bear population, hiker behavior needs to change too. In recent years we have experienced bear problems at several […]
2019 Hiking Season is Here, But…
Mud season is over! Or is it? While the Friday of Memorial Day weekend (tomorrow) typically begins Vermont’s hiking season, we have had quite a lot of snow this winter that has prolonged mud season. We are almost done with May, but the snow continues to melt and it just keeps raining. Yes, there is […]
New Volunteers Monitor the Jay Tracts
This article previously appeared in the Winter 2017 Long Trail News. Green Mountain Club volunteer corridor monitors help to protect the Long Trail, the Appalachian Trail, and the diverse wildlife habitat of the Green Mountains, all while exploring remote areas in Vermont. Along the Long Trail, volunteers adopt properties that the club has protected, either […]
1972: First Women GMC Caretakers Post Up at Taft Lodge
This article originally appeared in the Summer 2016 Long Trail News. It was 1972 when I got the call from the Green Mountain Club: “Yes, we want to hire you, but…” I had replied to an advertisement in a magazine for a caretaker position at Taft Lodge on Mount Mansfield. “What a great way to […]
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