This article was written by Vic Henningsen and previously appeared in the Spring 2020 Long Trail News. Historian and former VPR commentator Vic Henningsen was a caretaker and ranger-naturalist on Mount Mansfield during the 1970s. There’s an old story about a pair of caretakers at Butler Lodge in the 1930s offering porcupine stew and blueberry […]
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 […]
Adapting to Climate Change at GMC
The implications of climate change have led GMC to more urgently focus on reducing its carbon footprint and improving sustainability practices. Climate change is a global problem effected by, and affecting, everyone on the planet. In Vermont, GMC is already witnessing higher intensity storm events and erosion throughout the Long Trail System requiring additional staff […]
Support Alpine Research: Become a Citizen Scientist
This post was written by John Plummer, GMC’s group outreach & field coordinator. At the end of November, Green Mountain Club (GMC) staff attended a meeting for the partners of the Northeast Alpine Flower Watch (NEAFW). Moving into its second year, this project aims to track the effects of climate change in the alpine zone […]
The Northeast Alpine Stewardship Gathering
This fall, Isaac (GMC Field Assistant), Lorne (GMC Volunteer & Education Coordinator), and I (GMC Field Supervisor) got to take the ferry over to New York to spend the weekend at the Waterman Fund’s 11th Annual Northeast Alpine Stewardship Gathering in Lake Placid. This heftily-named conference may not be one you’ve heard of, but if […]
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