The Green Mountain Club offers a variety of programs and workshops to help you or your group travel safely and confidently in Vermont’s backcountry and have fun while doing it. Most workshops are hosted at GMC’s Visitor Center in Waterbury Center, VT, but some are out in the field all over the state. We offer programming in Leave No Trace, Wilderness First Aid through SOLO Schools, Map and Compass, Winter Trekking, Vermont Ecology, Women’s Backpacking, Yoga and Hiking, Adirondack Pack Basket Making, Trail Maintenance, and more!  Please contact us with any questions.

If you’re interested in a GMC educator hosting a program with your work, school, or volunteer group, please contact us. We can work with you to put on a great program that meets your needs!

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Mammal Tracking Workshop – CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER

Date: Saturday, March 23rd, 2019
Time: 10 AM – 1 PM
GMC Visitor Center
Waterbury Center, VT

Learn to identify tracks and sign of winter wildlife. Practice interpreting the clues in animal tracks and trails to reveal exciting tales of life, love, and survival in the Vermont woods. Learn to read the fascinating stories written in the February snowscape by our local fauna. Hosted at the GMC headquarters by our friends from Montpelier’s North Branch Nature Center.

Instructor: NBNC Staff
Limit: 15
Fee: $25 (GMC and NBNC members receive 20% off)
Snow or shine. Please register at least one week in advance

CANCELED. Please contact GMC with any questions.

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SOLO Wilderness First Aid 

Date: April 6th – April 7th, 2019, 9 AM – 5 PM
GMC Visitor Center, Waterbury Center

Sign up early—this course fills fast! This sixteen-hour, hands-on course will prepare you for backcountry medical emergencies. Its 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: SOLO
Limit: 24
Fee: $190 Non-member, $170 GMC Member. WFR recertification and/or CPR available (additional fees apply).
Age Limit: 14 and up
Please register at least two weeks in advance.

FULL. Please contact GMC to be added to the waitlist.

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Introduction to Backpacking
Date: Wednesday, April 24th, 2019
Time: 6 PM – 8 PM
GMC Visitor Center
Waterbury Center, VT

Are you interested in backpacking, but not sure where to start? With so much information about gear, food, shelters and more, it can be easy to feel lost before you ever step outside. Come learn how to hit the trail safely from the GMC’s experienced education staff. This workshop is an introduction to the basics of backpacking – from gear selection and trip planning to first aid and nutrition. Please feel free to bring any equipment that you may already own or anything you’d like some guidance with.

Instructor: GMC Education Staff
Limit: 20
Fee: $10 Non-member, $8 GMC Member
Rain or shine. Please register at least one week in advance.

Register

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Wild Edibles of the Northeast

Date: Sunday, May 5th, 2019
Time: 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Location: Green Mountain Club HQ, Waterbury Center, VT

Are you intrigued by mushroom and plant foraging? Join Ari Rockland-Miller of The Mushroom Forager on a tour of late spring’s wild tastes and tonics. In May, the woods burst with a profusion of tender new greens and mushrooms. Our program begins with a colorful presentation introducing wildcrafting safety, strategy, and sustainability, along with highlight species of wild greens and mushrooms. Then, enjoy a guided foray around the Green Mountain Club Visitor Center as we learn about the the culinary and medicinal treasures of springtime. Stick around for a tasting after the hunt!

Instructor: Ari Rockland-Miller
Limit: 20
Fee: $40 (GMC members receive 20% off)
Rain or shine. Please register at least one week in advance.

Register

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Spring Wildflower Workshop

Date: Wednesday, May 8th, 2019
Time: 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: Kirchner Woods, Stowe, VT

After months of black, grey, and brown, we will search the Waterbury-Stowe valley in search of Vermont’s first spring colors. Learn how to identify common ephemeral wildflowers, and explore the fascinating ecology of early-season flora. Hosted by our friends from Montpelier’s North Branch Nature Center and Stowe Land Trust.

Instructor: NBNC Naturalist Sean Beckett
Limit: 16
Fee: $25 (GMC, NBNC, and SLT members receive 20% off)
Rain or shine. Please register at least one week in advance.

Register

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Birding on the Boardwalk

Date: Friday, May 17th, 2019
Time: 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Location: Barnes Camp Visitor Center, Stowe, VT

Ever wonder what birds you are seeing and hearing along your hikes through the Green Mountains? Join us on a stroll to identify and learn about the most common and intriguing birds encountered along the Long Trail. We’ll meet at GMC’s Barnes Camp Visitor Center and spend the morning birding the beaver meadows and marshes of the Barnes Camp boardwalk, and continue along the Long Trail. Hosted by our friends from Montpelier’s North Branch Nature Center.

Instructor: NBNC Naturalist Sean Beckett
Limit: 16
Fee: $25 (GMC and NBNC members receive 20% off)
Rain or shine. Please register at least one week in advance.

Register

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SOLO Wilderness First Aid 

Date: June 15th and 16th, 2019, 9 AM – 5 PM
GMC Visitor Center, Waterbury Center

Sign up early—this course fills fast! This sixteen-hour, hands-on course will prepare you for backcountry medical emergencies. Its 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: SOLO
Limit: 24
Fee: $190 Non-member, $170 GMC Member. WFR recertification and/or CPR available (additional fees apply).
Age Limit: 14 and up
Please register at least two weeks in advance.

Register

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Cancellation Policy: Refunds will be provided for cancellations made at least a week before workshop start date. No refunds for reservations cancelled less than seven days before the workshop start date. Workshop dates and venues are subject to change. GMC reserves the right to cancel a program at any time, in which case the club will notify registrants via email and a full refund will be provided.