Many of you are surely wondering “Did I sense a positive shift in groundwater quality and hiker experience late last week?”. You bet you did—David Logan pit privy has been replaced with an accessible moldering privy! Field Assistant Rosalie Sharp has been hard at work putting together plans, ordering materials, and prefabricating the structure at […]
Keeping Up the Trail Work
While this field season is far different from what we had planned, we are certainly grateful to all of you who have helped us through this difficult time by volunteering or donating so that we can continue our work to maintain and protect the 500 miles of the Long Trail System in Vermont. We are […]
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, […]
A Pause in the Woods: An Interview with Caretaker and Artist Kati Christoffel
This article was written by Rachel Palmer and previously appeared in the Spring 2020 Long Trail News. Rachel Palmer was a caretaker at Butler Lodge (2018) and Sterling Pond (2019), on the Long Trail Patrol (2019), and is returning this year to work on the construction crew. As a backcountry caretaker at Stratton Pond from […]
Leverage: It’s Not About Size or Strength
This article was written by Rosalie Sharp, 2019 Long Trail Patrol Leader, and previously appeared in the Fall 2019 Long Trail News. Family and friends typically struggle to understand what I mean when I say I lead trail crews. I’ve found the quickest way to create an image is to tell them something like “My […]
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