This post was written by Lorne Currier, GMC Outreach & Field Coordinator. After months of planning and a wild three weeks of work, the Outdoor Orientation Service Trip season has come to a close! Starting on August 21st and ending on September 9th, the Green Mountain Club led 16 volunteer service projects, providing 150 participants […]
Wilderness Stewardship on the Long Trail
This article was written by Lorne Currier, GMC Outreach & Field Coordinator. The Long Trail is lovingly described as a footpath in the wilderness but, technically speaking, just 45 miles of the trail are Wilderness. The difference between wilderness and Wilderness, with a capital ‘W,’ came along on September 3, 1964, when the 88th Congress of […]
Hunting Season Begins
September 1st marks the start of Early Black Bear Season in Vermont, followed by many other hunting seasons throughout the fall. Hunting is allowed on all GMC owned and managed lands, including along the Long Trail and Appalachian Trail corridors in Vermont. Please be safe when you are hiking and be respectful of all trail […]
5 Young Women Decide to Take a Hike
Last month, a group of five friends, all from Essex High School in Vermont, decided to take a hike on the Long Trail, with the intention of this being their practice hike before they start on their End-to-End journey next summer. Three of the group members had section hiked the trail before and two of […]
Two Weeks in the Woods with the Volunteer Long Trail Patrol
This post was written by 2018 Volunteer Long Trail Patrol member Katie Cutting. Hi! My name is Katie Cutting and I grew up in the beautiful state of Vermont. Despite how much I love my home state, after I graduated college I knew it was time to move out west. I was searching for new mountains […]
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