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Group Use Form

Collect this info from Day and Overnight Groups

Caretaker Name(Required)

First Last

Date(Required)

MM slash DD slash YYYY

Organization/Institution(Required)

Name of Trail or Overnight Site(Required)

Group Type

Camp

College/University

K-12

Scout Troop

Other

Group Leaders(Required)

Contact Name(Required)

if different from leaders

Please get any email for the group, preferably a program director or coordinator.

Phone

Phone number of program director.

# Participants(Required)

# Leaders(Required)

# Total(Required)

Total # Nights of Trip

Group Stayed At

Shelter

Tentsite

Day Use only

Group

Used Online Notification Calender

Participated in GMC Service Trip

Received Group Education

Provide Feedback on this Groups Outdoor Ethics

You must provide examples of the group’s behavior to justify each rating. We communicate this back to group contacts and use it to gauge the success of GMC’s Outreach Programs. Please provide additional detail to support your ratings.

Overall Rating

Excellent (Above and Beyond)

Good (no issues)

Needs Improvement (GMC provides feedback)

Preparedness

Appropriate gear, safety awareness, knowledge of route, appropriate supervision of youth

Proper Disposal of Waste

Food scraps, trash and human waste picked up

Minimize Ecological Impact

Using trails and campsites, responsible treatment of fire, water, flora, and fauna

Be Considerate of Others

Group size, reasonable noise, use of shared space

Pictures

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From a Caretaker: Stewarding the Alpine Zone Through Education

November 26, 2024

This article was written by Izzi Duprey, who worked as one of GMC's seasonal backcountry caretakers on Mount Mansfield throughout the summer and fall of 2024. What does a Green Mountain Club backcountry caretaker do? It can be a difficult question to answer succinctly because the job consists of … Read more

Mission

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...