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 […]
A New Privy is Built
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 […]
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