GMC Land Conservation Year-by-Year

This post was written by Mollie Flanigan, GMC’s conservation manager.

Since the Long Trail Protection Campaign launched in 1986, GMC has been able to conserve more lands almost every year in its bid to permanently protect the Long Trail corridor.  In that time, GMC has conserved more than 21,000 acres of land and protected more than 78 miles of the Long Trail.  GMC continues to strive to conserve the remaining 6.5 miles of the trail, which are spread throughout Vermont.

Below you can view a map showing the land conservation progress through the years, and explore what exactly was protected each year:

1986

• GMC launches Long Trail Protection Campaign
  • At this point, GMC already owned 0.25 acres in Stowe, VT, on the shores of Sterling Pond, donated to GMC in 1979

1987

• 1,846 acres acquired by GMC in Lowell, VT, protecting:
  • Summit of Belvidere Mountain
  • Tillotson Camp
  • 2.75 miles of Long Trail
  • 2.1 mile of Forester’s Trail and 2 miles of Frank Post Trail
• 100 acres added to Long Trail State Forest in Lowell, VT, protecting:
  • 0.25 miles of Long Trail
• 117 acres added to Jay State Forest in Jay, VT, protecting:
  • 0.5 miles of Long Trail

1988

• 612 acres added to Long Trail State Forest in Johnson, VT, protecting:
  • 1.5 miles of Long Trail
  • Corliss Camp
  • 0.5 miles of Davis Neighborhood Trail
• 148 acres added to Long Trail State Forest in Eden, VT, protecting:
  • 0.5 miles of Long Trail

1990

• 200 acres added to Long Trail State Forest in Belvidere, VT, protecting:
  • 0.25 miles of Long Trail

1991

• 38 acres added to Long Trail State Forest in Johnson, VT, protecting:
  • 0.3 miles of Long Trail
• 295 acres added to Long Trail State Forest in Belvidere, VT, protecting:
  • 1.2 miles of Long Trail
• 980 acres added to Long Trail State Forest in Belvidere, Johnson, and Waterville, VT, protecting:
  • 2.5 miles of Long Trail
  • Summit of Laraway Mountain
• 90 acres added to Long Trail State Forest in Belvidere, VT, protecting:
  • 0.3 miles of Long Trail
• 200 acres added to Jay State Forest in Jay, VT, protecting:
  • 1.2 miles of Journey’s End Trail
  • Journey’s End Camp
• 144 acres added to Long Trail State Forest in Eden, VT, protecting:
  • 0.8 miles of Long Trail
• 1,110 acres acquired by GMC in Jay and Richford, VT, protecting:
  • 3 miles of Long Trail
  • Shooting Star Shelter
• 171 acres added to Jay State Forest in Jay, VT, protecting:
  • 0.5 miles of Long Trail

1992

• 319 acres added to Mount Mansfield State Forest in Bolton, VT:
  • Acquired for potential Long Trail relocation
  • Protecting other Trails: VAST snowmobile trails and Woodward Mountain cross country ski trail

1993

• 4 acres acquired by GMC in Duxbury, VT:
  • Acquired as a potential site for the Winooski River footbridge
• 200 acres added to Long Trail State Forest in Lowell, VT, protecting:
  • 0.8 miles of Long Trail
  • 0.3 miles of the Forester’s Trail
• 219 acres added to Camel’s Hump State Park in Huntington, VT, protecting:
  • 0.6 miles of Long Trail
  • 1 mile of the Beane Trail
  • Birch Glen Shelter
• 13.5 acres added to Long Trail State Forest in Eden, VT, protecting:
  • 0.2 miles of Long Trail
• 8 acres added to Long Trail State Forest in Johnson, VT, protecting:
  • 0.3 miles of Long Trail
• 174 acres add to Long Trail State Forest in Johnson, VT, protecting:
  • 0.75 miles of Long Trail
  • Roundtop Shelter
• 1,573 acres added to Jay State Forest in Richford, Montgomery, and Westfield VT, protecting:
  • 1.3 miles of Long Trail
  • 0.4 miles of Jay Loop Trail
  • Jay Camp
• 90 acres conserved in a private conservation easement in Waterville, VT
• 39 acres added to Long Trail State Forest in Johnson Vermont, protecting:
  • 0.6 miles of Long Trail

1994

• 12 acres conserved in a private conservation easement in Johnson, VT
• 42 acres added to the Long Trail State Forest in Eden, VT, protecting:
  • 0.2 miles of Babcock Trail
• 42 acres added to Camel’s Hump State Forest in Starksboro, VT, protecting:
  • 0.5 miles of Jerusalem Trail

1995

• 110 acres added to Hazen’s Notch State Park in Westfield, VT, protecting:
  • 0.2 miles of Long Trail
  • Other Trails: VAST snowmobile trails and Catamount Trail
• 293 acres added to Mount Mansfield State Forest in Bolton, VT, protecting:
  • 0.8 miles of Long Trail
  • Other Trails: Catamount Trail
• 577 acres added to Mount Mansfield State Forest in Bolton, VT, protecting:
  • 0.25 miles of Long Trail
  • Other trails: Catamount Trail, Bolton Valley Nordic and Backcountry ski trails
• 290 acres added to Jay State Forest in Jay, VT, protecting:
  • 0.2 miles of the Long Trail
  • Other Trails: VAST snowmobile trails
• 21 acres add to the Jay State Forest in Jay, VT

1996

• 92 acres added to Long Trail State Forest in Lowell, VT, protecting:
  • 0.3 miles of Long Trail
• 20 acres added to Long Trail State Forest in Eden, VT
• 632 acres added to Long Trail State Forest in Eden and Belvidere, VT, protecting:
  • 2.5 miles of Long Trail
• 214 acres added to Long Trail State Forest in Belvidere, VT, protecting:
  • 0.7 miles of Long Trail
• 64 acres added to Mount Mansfield State Forest in Johnson, VT:
  • Protected to host a Long Trail relocation off of West Settlement Road
• 57 acres added to Long Trail State Forest in Johnson, VT, protecting:
  • 0.45 miles of Long Trail
• 35 acres acquired by GMC in Johnson, VT, protecting:
  • 0.6 miles of Long Trail
  • Lamoille River Footbridge
• 233 acres added to Jay State Forest in Westfield, VT, protecting:
  • 0.1 miles of Long Trail
  • Other Trails: Catamount Trail

1997

• 70 acres added to Long Trail State Forest in Belvidere, protecting:
  • 0.2 miles of Long Trail
• 187 acres added to Jay State Forest in Jay, VT, protecting:
  • 0.3 miles of Long Trail
• 171 acres added to Camel’s Hump State Park in Duxbury, VT, protecting:
  • 0.9 miles of Long Trail
• 531 acres conserved in private conservation easement in Fayston, VT, protecting:
  • 2.6 miles of Long Trail
  • Cowles Cove Shelter
  • Burnt Rock Mountain
• 162 acres conserved in private conservation easement in Fayston, VT, protecting:
  • 2 miles of Long Trail
  • 0.3 miles of Jerusalem Trail
  • Glen Ellen Shelter
• 26 acres added to Long Trail State Forest in Johnson, VT, protecting:
  • 0.5 miles of Long Trail
• 35 acres acquired by GMC in Johnson, VT, protecting:
  • 0.5 miles of Long Trail

1998

• 287 acres added to Long Trail State Forest in Eden, VT, protecting:
  • 0.5 miles of long Trail
• 250 acres added to Long Trail State Forest in Eden, VT, protecting:
  • 0.6 miles of Long Trail
• 150 acres added to Long Trail State Forest in Johnson, VT, protecting:
  • 0.2 miles of Long Trail
• 10 acres added to Long Trail State Forest in Eden, VT, protecting:
  • 0.2 miles of Long Trail

1999

• 31 acres added to Mount Mansfield State Forest in Johnson, VT:
  • Protected to host a Long Trail relocation off of West Settlement Road
• 311 acres added to Jay State Forest in Jay, VT, protecting:
  • 0.1 mile of Long Trail
  • Other Trails: VAST snowmobile trail
• 68 acres added to Long Trail State Forest in Eden, VT, protecting:
  • 0.5 miles of Long Trail
• 207 acres added to Long Trail State Forest in Johnson, VT, protecting:
  • 0.5 miles of Long Trail
• 67 acres added to Mount Mansfield State Forest in Johnson, VT:
  • Protected to host a Long Trail relocation off of West Settlement Road
• 0.9 acres acquired by GMC in Duxbury, VT:
  • Acquired as a potential site for the Winooski River footbridge

2000

• 12 acres added to Long Trail State Forest in Eden, VT, protecting:
  • 0.2 miles of Long Trail
• 20 acres added to Mount Mansfield State Forest in Johnson, VT:
  • Protected to host a Long Trail relocation off of West Settlement Road
• 110 added to Hazen’s Notch State Park in Westfield, VT, protecting:
  • 0.1 mile of Long Trail
  • Other Trails: Catamount Trail, VAST snowmobile trail
• Private trail right-of-way secured in Stowe, VT, protecting:
  • 0.1 mile of Long Trail
  • 0.1 mile of Lake View and Canyon Trails

2001

• 3,764 acres added to Jay State Forest in Richford, Montgomery, and Westfield, VT
• Private trail right-of-way secured in Fayston and Buels Gore, VT, protecting:
  • 1.5 miles of Long Trail
  • Theron Dean Shelter
• 98 acres added to Long Trail State Forest in Johnson, VT, protecting:
  • 0.2 miles of Long Trail

2002

• Private trail right-of-way secured in Cambridge, VT, protecting:
  • 1 mile of Long Trail

2003

• 1,080 acres added to Mount Mansfield State Forest in Bolton, VT, protecting:
  • 2.5 miles of Long Trail
  • Buchanan Shelter
  • Other Trails: Catamount Trail, VAST Snowmobile trails, Bolton Valley Nordic cross country ski trails
• Private trail right-of-way secured in Johnson, VT, protecting:
  • 0.1 mile of Long Trail
• 14 acres acquired by GMC in Eden, VT
• 25 acres acquired by GMC in Bolton, VT, protecting:
  • 0.2 miles of Long Trail

2004

• Private trail right-of-way secured in Bolton, VT, protecting:
  • 0.4 miles of Long Trail
• 30 acres acquired by GMC in Bolton, VT

2005

• 72 acres acquired by GMC in Johnson, VT:
  • Protected to host a Long Trail relocation off of West Settlement Road
• 8 acres added to Mount Mansfield State Forest, protecting:
  • 0.1 mile of Long Trail
  • Harrington’s View
• 184 acres added to Jay State Forest in Jay, VT, protecting:
  • 1.6 miles of Long Trail
  • Other Trails: VAST snowmobile trail

2008

• 14 acres acquired by GMC in Johnson, VT:
  • Protected to host a Long Trail relocation off of West Settlement Road

2010

• 110 acres acquired by GMC in Lowell, VT, protecting:
  • 0.3 miles of Long Trail
• 166 acres added to Jay State Forest in Jay, VT, protecting:
  • 2 miles of Long Trail
  • Laura Woodward Shelter

2011

• 177 acres added to Mount Mansfield State Forest in Bolton, VT, protecting:
  • 1 mile of Long Trail
• Private trail right-of-way secured in Bolton, VT, protecting:
  • 0.1 mile of Long Trail
• Private trail right-of-way secured in Bolton, VT, protecting:
  • 0.3 miles of Long Trail

2013

• Private trail right-of-way secured in Johnson, VT:
  • Protected to host a Long Trail relocation off of West Settlement Road
• 2 acres acquired by GMC in Bolton, VT:
  • Purchased for Winooski River footbridge site

2014

• Private trail right-of-way secured in Johnson, VT:
  • Protected to host a Long Trail relocation off of West Settlement Road
• 114 acquired by GMC in Bolton VT, protecting:
  • 1 mile of Long Trail
  • Other Trails: VAST snowmobile trail

2015

• 118 acres added to Mount Mansfield State Forest, protecting:
  • 1 mile of Long Trail
  • Other Trails: VAST snowmobile trail

2017

• Private trail right-of-way secured in Bolton, VT, protecting:
  • 0.1 mile of Long Trail
• Private trail right-of-way secured in Bolton, VT, protecting:
  • 0.1 mile of Long Trail

2019

• Private trail right-of-way secured in Stowe, VT, protecting:
  • 0.1 mile of Long Trail

2020

• License Agreement in Stowe and Underhill, protecting
  • 2.5 miles of Long Trail
  • 3.7 miles of Side Trail
  • One shelter site
• 160.7 acres added to Long Trail State Forest in Johnson, protecting:
  • 0.3 miles of Long Trail

2022

• 12.9 acres added to Long Trail State Forest in Johnson, protecting:
  • 0.01 miles of Long Trail
  • Trailhead parking lot off Plot Road

2024

• 11.95 acquired by GMC in Johnson, protecting:
  • 0.05 miles of Long Trail
• Private trail right-of-way in Hancock, protecting:
  • 1.5 miles of Long Trail
  • 525 feet of Side Trail