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Long Trail Legacy Campaign

The legacy of the Green Mountains is protected by you and GMC

We are excited to announce that we have met the Long Trail Legacy Campaign fundraising goal! Thank you to the nearly 1,000 donors who lent their support to the campaign and helped us achieve this success. If you were at GMC’s Annual Meeting in June, you may have enjoyed a taste of our celebratory cake! But don’t worry if you didn’t have the chance to contribute; you can still do so by clicking below. Funds have already been put to work, and we look forward to updating the GMC community on our progress to achieving the specific campaign objectives. Follow GMC on Facebook and Instagram, or join our email list for the latest on the campaign progress and celebratory events.

MAKE A GIFT TO THE LEGACY CAMPAIGN

Your Mountains. Your Trails. Your Legacy.

Recent years have seen double-digit increase in use on the trails managed by the Green Mountain Club, demonstrating that outdoor recreation and the preservation of Vermont’s mountainous, natural landscape are valued more than ever by the residents and tourists of this state. And last year, the Long Trail System was an essential resource for those impacted by the global COVID-19 pandemic. With this use comes increased responsibility for the Green Mountain Club. We are committed to delivering programs to protect the trails and mountains of Vermont and grow the next generation of Long Trail Stewards.

To ensure that the Long Trail remains a valuable recreational, economic, and ecological resource, the Green Mountain Club is implementing the Long Trail Legacy Campaign to protect your mountains and trails for future generations.

This campaign is an opportunity for everyone who loves the Long Trail to have a role in improving it for our current enjoyment and protecting it for future generations. We invite each of you to join the campaign by making a gift that reflects how much you value and treasure the Long Trail.

Your Opportunities.

End-to-End family crafts legacy on trails for two generations, and poses by signage in alpine zone.
End-to-End family, 2020. Photo courtesy: Laura McIntosh
Investing In Our Future
By donating to this campaign, you will grow our endowment, which will help provide reliable annual revenue and strengthen positive connections to Vermont’s mountains for generations to come. With your support, we’ll invest in the long-term sustainability of the Long Trail and the other trails we maintain in Vermont, including the Appalachian Trail and Northeast Kingdom Trails.

GMC staffer Nigel Bates passes on the Long Trail legacy by explaining the 3d map of the long trail to three children.
Visitors explore the Long Trail with GMC staff. Photo by: Alicia DiCocco
Investing In Our People
By donating to this campaign, you will invest in year-round planning, learning, and work at the Green Mountain Club. You’ll enable a modern, multipurpose renovation at our headquarters with better public access and visitor experiences, and a place for GMC’s rich archives to safely live on display.

Trail crew tests out puncheon they built to cross muddy terrain.
Trail crew tests out puncheon to cross muddy terrain. Photo by: Matt Heller
Investing In Our Trails
By donating to this campaign, you will invest in a sustainable trail in the rugged northern reaches of Vermont, improving the quality of the Long Trail System as a whole and creating more enjoyable hiking in the north. Additionally, you will ensure that the trail is better managed for year-round use and is able to handle a changing climate, which will include more frequent and intense storms.

Narrow, dry, dirt trail weaves through summer forest.
Codding Hollow, 2009. Photo courtesy: Matt Larsen
Investing In Our Lands
Protecting the land along the Long Trail is critical to its future. With your support, we have already protected 97 percent of the 272-mile trail. By donating to this campaign, you will help permanently protect another mile of trail. In addition, you’ll help GMC invest in its rental cabins and land around Wheeler Pond in Barton, Vermont, improving public access and protecting this remote and scenic area from development.

MAKE A GIFT TO THE LEGACY CAMPAIGN

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Ask a Science Teacher: Why is the Long Trail so Muddy?

March 27, 2023

Vermont — and especially the Long Trail — is known for being sort of muddy. We even have an official fifth season, "mud season." Why is Vermont (sometimes known as "Vermud") and the Long Trail so muddy? Why is the Long Trail so muddy? To answer, we asked Joe Bahr, newly minted author of the … Read more

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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...

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