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2020 Field Season Wrap Up

November 19, 2020 by GMC Staff 1 Comment

This post was written by Isaac Alexandre-Leach, GMC’s Field Supervisor. Stick a fork in it, the 2020 Field Season is done! Needless to say, this field season was an unusual one, but I’m not going to focus on all the ways this was a challenging year. Ultimately, we were lucky to be working at all, […]

Filed Under: From the Field, Hiking, News, Trail

Building Puncheon and Community on Mount Ellen: A Volunteer and Staff Work Day

October 14, 2020 by Matt Heller 3 Comments

This post was written by Matt Heller, GMC’s Media Intern. Matt is a senior in the media studies program at St. Michael’s College, minoring in environmental studies. All photos and videos in this post are his. On Monday, October 5th, Green Mountain Club staff members and volunteers spent the day near the summit of Mount […]

Filed Under: From the Field, People, Trail, Volunteers

Lye Brook Trail Reroute Opens!

October 1, 2020 by GMC Staff 2 Comments

Take that, COVID-19! Despite the setbacks of 2020, we were able to move forward with a trail project that has been years in the making. Stratton Pond is a popular hiking destination for so many that it’s even in our HikeVT recommendations, but it is also a fragile pond ecosystem that requires special consideration. The […]

Filed Under: From the Field, News, Trail

End-to-Enders in Their Own Words

September 22, 2020 by GMC Staff 2 Comments

Twice a year in the spring and fall, we process End to Ender certification applications from folks who have hiked every mile of the Long Trail. With the next deadline coming up on October 1st, we want to remind everyone to submit their applications, but also want to share some statistics on the 238 hikers who […]

Filed Under: From the Field, Hiking, People, Trail

A New Privy is Built

August 13, 2020 by GMC Staff 3 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: From the Field, Hiking, Trail, Volunteers

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Mirna Valerio speaks to audience via Zoom

Mirna Valerio addresses GMC audience: “None of what we do in the outdoors exists apart from what is happening in our country.” 

January 14, 2021

Last Thursday, GMC was honored and excited to welcome Black ultramarathoner, hiker, author, speaker, and Vermonter Mirna Valerio to the Green Mountain Club’s virtual speaker series. Her session, titled “Awe, Community, & the Outdoors: A Perfect Trifecta,” brought attendees together in honor of … 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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