If you’ve ever passed by a working trail crew while you were out hiking and wondered what their strange tools were, or heard the sometimes bizarre names of tools and wondered what they are actually used for, read on! These are some of the trail work tools that GMC trail maintainers use (and carry up […]
Training for the Trail
This post written by Jordan Rowell, Volunteer Long Trail Patrol Crew Coordinator. Last week, a group of eleven Green Mountain Club field staff entered the forest on the north side of Smugglers’ Notch for a three-day technical skills training. Among our ranks were the three members of this year’s Long Trail Patrol, along with Crew Leader, […]
Sounds of Spring: Spring Peepers
This post was written by Mollie Flanigan, GMC’s Land Stewardship Coordinator. One of the things I look forward to and enjoy about spring is the chorus of the spring peepers. Spring peepers are Vermont’s smallest type of frog and they live around marsh wetlands throughout the state. They are best known for their call – […]
2016 Field Season is Over
GMC’s Caretakers and Long Trail Patrol left the woods last month, bringing an end to this year’s successful field season. The Long Trail Patrol and Construction Crew got a lot accomplished this year, with help as always from our wonderful volunteers: Volunteer Long Trail Patrol, GMC sections, service learning groups, trail and shelter adopters, bark […]
Notes from End-to-Enders
People who have hiked all 273 miles of the Long Trail, either all at once or over the course of many years, are called End-to-Enders. To date, over 3,100 hikers have reported their hikes and received their Long Trail End-to-End certification. The certifications are then archived in the collections of the Vermont Historical Society, along […]
