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Events & Workshops

Events and workshops, like this snowshoeing trek during Winter Trail Days 2020
Hikers during Winter Trails Day, 2020. Photo by: Kristin McLane

Thanks for stopping in! We invite you to browse our upcoming educational workshops, speaker events, and trainings. Our events are mostly virtual for your convenience, but we do host in-person events as well. Sign up below!

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Can’t make the scheduled event? Register ahead to receive a link to the recorded session, or check back later. Find recorded sessions below, or on YouTube.


Long Trail End-to-Ender’s Panel

Hiker and sunset on Mt. Mansfield.
Mt. Mansfield sunset. Photo by: Laura Greenwood

Friday, May 5 | 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Zoom

The Long Trail End-to-Ender Panel is an informative Q&A, show-and-tell style panel intended for folks to learn about backpacking in Vermont from experienced Long Trail Thru-Hikers. Wondering about the best lightweight tent or how to not get bored with PB&J’s? Sign up to learn the ins and outs of a long-distance hike and get answers to all your questions about food, equipment, and planning.

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Essentials of Map and Compass

Sunday, May 7 | 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
GMC Visitor Center, 4711 Waterbury-Stowe Rd, Waterbury Center, VT, 05677

Knowing how to use a map and compass are crucial skills for any hiker. If you don’t know how to use a map and compass, then you are not only missing an essential skill when taking to the mountains, you could also be putting your life in danger.

This workshop will help you understand the information provided on a topographical map, the proper use of a compass, and how to put the two together. You’ll learn about magnetic north, true north, and magnetic declination, and pairing a compass to a map. You’ll then learn how to use a map and compass to find a bearing with a map and follow it in the field, and to take bearings on visible landmarks and use them to determine where you are. After covering these fundamentals, you’ll get an opportunity to practice orienteering skills in the woods around the Green Mountain Club campus. This interactive workshop is a great introduction to navigation and map reading which are essential skills for anyone hiking trails or heading into the woods off-trail (bushwhacking).

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Spring Wildflowers on the Long Trail

Saturday, May 20 | 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Long Trail South, Duxbury Window

As warmth and sunshine (and mud) return to the woods of Vermont in the spring, so too do our spring ephemeral plants. As the name suggests , these plants don’t stick around too long, but their beautiful and showy flowers bring color to the forest. Please join Dr. Jordon Tourville on a guided hike on the Long Trail up to the Duxbury Window as he discusses the biology, ecology and diversity of this special group of plants.

Dr. Jordon Tourville is a forest, plant, and mycorrhizal ecologist working as postdoctoral research fellow with the Appalachian Mountain Club. His main research/study interests focus around how climate change will impact forest and plant communities, particularly on mountains in the Northeast.

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Wild Spring Edibles of the Northeast

Yellow Foot Chanterelle
Yellow Foot Chanterelle. Courtesy: Mushroom Forager LLC

Sunday, May 21 | 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Green Mountain Club Headquarters, 4711 Waterbury Stowe Rd, Waterbury Center, VT

Are you intrigued by mushroom and plant foraging? Join Ari Rockland-Miller of The Mushroom Forager on a tour of spring’s wild tastes and tonics. In May, the woods burst with a profusion of tender new greens and mushrooms. This guided foray will explore the woods around Green Mountain Club as we learn about the culinary and medicinal treasures of springtime. The foray will cover topics including safety, strategy, ethics and sustainability. Stick around for a tasting after the hunt!

Participants should dress for hiking in the woods and bring water. This program is fully outdoors and will be held rain or shine unless the weather presents a safety hazard such as t-storms.

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Wilderness First Aid

Saturday – Sunday, June 3 – June 4 | 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Green Mountain Club Headquarters, 4711 Waterbury Stowe Rd, Waterbury Center, VT

This sixteen-hour, hands-on course will prepare you for backcountry medical emergencies. The focus is on the prevention, recognition, and treatment of injuries and illnesses. Wilderness First Aid (WFA) certification or Wilderness First Responder (WFR) recertification is provided upon completion.

Instructor: Stonehearth Open Learning Opportunities(SOLO)
Fee: $202.50/GMC Member, $225 Non-Member. CPR available($45 CPR Certification). WFR re-cert may have an additional $15 administrative SOLO fee.
A WFA certification (2 year certification) is valid with or without current CPR certification.
A WFR certification (3 year certification) is not valid without current CPR certification.
A WFR re-certification can only be provided through this course for SOLO-WFR’s, not NOLS or WMI.  

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Trail Maintenance 101

5 young adults wearing hard hats and muddly clothes pose for camera on muddy trail

Saturday, June 10, 2023| 10 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.   OR   Sunday, June 18, 2023| 10 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
The Long Trail

Join the Green Mountain Club for an introductory workshop on trail maintenance of hiking trails in New England. Whatever your interest and experience in trails, this workshop will impart the basics of maintenance techniques and best practices. Topics covered include: an overview of trail tools, safe handling and care; basic principles of digging, identifying and clearing drainage structures; using a handsaw to clear blowdowns; monitoring blazes and trail signage; brushing in user trails; repairing tread; identifying and assessing structures on the trail in need of repair. We’ll be learning on the ground using the trail as our classroom.

Come prepared with sturdy hiking footwear, backpack, layers appropriate for the weather, water and snacks. All participants should be comfortable hiking 6 miles, carrying tools in addition to their own gear, bending, kneeling and digging in the ground and managing whatever weather we encounter for the day.

Registration Required.

Location:
Saturday, 6/10, Long Trail Southbound from Forest Rd. 10 to Big Branch Shelter. This trailhead is 15 minutes off of Rt. 7 in Danby, VT.
Sunday, 6/18, Mt. Mansfield Area. Exact location to be Determined.

Register for Saturday, June 10
Register for Sunday, June 18


Recordings of Recent Events

Long Trail End-to-Ender’s Panel

Friday, May 5, 2023 | 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. | Zoom

Hiking 101 (Online)

Wednesday, April 19, 2023 | 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.| Zoom

Airplane Crashes Along the Long Trail in Vermont

Thursday, March 2 | 7 p.m. – 8 p.m.| Zoom

The ‘American Alps’ in Washington’s North Cascades (Online)

Thursday, February 16 | 7 p.m. – 8 p.m.| Zoom

A Woman Alone in the Woods at Night (Online)

Thursday, January 26 | 7 p.m. – 8 p.m.| Zoom

Secrets of Aging Well: Why Hiking is the Closest Thing We Have To The Fountain of Youth (Online)

Thursday, January 19 | 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. | Zoom

Introduction to Winter Hiking

December 16, 2022 | 5:30pm – 6:30pm | Zoom

The Art of Race and Leadership with Melody Walker Mackin

June 10, 2022 | 7pm – 8 pm | Zoom

Long Trail End-to-Ender Panel

May 6, 2022 | 6pm | Zoom

The Long Trail End-to-Ender Panel is an informative Q&A, show-and-tell style panel intended for folks to learn about backpacking in Vermont from experienced Long Trail Thru-Hikers. Wondering about the best lightweight tent or how to not get bored with PB&J’s? Sign up to learn the ins and outs of a long-distance hike and get answers to all your questions about food, equipment, and planning.

Backpacking 101 Webinar

April 18, 2022 | 6pm | Zoom

 

“No Other Lake” Short Film – Sneak Preview

March 17, 2022 | Zoom

In Search of Imaginary Peaks: The Riesenstein Hoax and Other Mountain Dreams

March 10, 2022 | Zoom

The Northeast Kingdom Meets the American Southwest

March 3, 2022 | Zoom

Breaking it down to build it back: A story of rediscovery in the outdoors

February 3, 2022 | Zoom

Moving Mountains: Overcoming obstacles in 2022 and beyond

January 27, 2022 | Zoom

Long Trail Family Thru-Hike

January 20, 2022 | Zoom

Join Matt Krebs and his three children, Charlie (16), Ruth (14) and Joe (8), as they share the challenges and joys of thru-hiking the Long Trail together.

This presentation is part of the 30th annual James P. Taylor Outdoor Adventure Series — bringing adventures to you through stories, photographs, and videos. It is sponsored by Sunset Lake CBD.

Arizona: Day Hikes and Other Adventures

January 13, 2022 | Zoom

Long time Green Mountain Club volunteers, Rich and Sheri Larsen share photos and stories from their adventures in Arizona. Enjoy this presentation and the beautiful imagery.

This presentation is part of the 30th annual James P. Taylor Outdoor Adventure Series — bringing adventures to you through stories, photographs, and videos. It is sponsored by 802 Cars. 

Crosscut: A Trail Builder’s Memoir

January 6, 2022 | Zoom

Author, poet, trail builder, and professor Sean Prentiss shares stories and poems from his memoir Crosscut: Poems, inspired by his time leading trail crews for the Northwest Youth Corps.

This presentation is part of the 30th annual James P. Taylor Outdoor Adventure Series — bringing adventures to you through stories, photographs, and videos. It is sponsored by Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel. 

Rewatch


Kick off Summer With our Vermont Hiking Bucket List

May 25, 2023

Memorial Day Weekend marks the official start of hiking season, though early season conditions and some patches of snow and mud persist. New to hiking in Vermont, or need some inspiration to make it the best summer ever? Get started with this summer in Vermont hiking bucket list. Share what's on … 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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