GMC News

This article appears in the 2025 Summer Long Trail News as “Fighting Invasive Species on the Appalachian Trail: The Emerald Ash Borer Has Spread Throughout Vermont in Recent Years.” It…

Rising from the spine of the Green Mountains, Camel’s Hump is home to scenic views, a wilderness feel with its undeveloped summit, and choose-you-own-adventure hiking options. The mountain’s proximity to…

GMC wants to help you make the most of your summer with Summer Hiking Bingo! These challenges are designed to help you get outside, learn new hiking skills, and connect…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 22, 2025 CONTACT: Chloe Miller, Communications Manager, , 802-241-8324 Make the Most of Hiking Season with a Visit to the Green Mountain Club Visitor Center Waterbury…

This article appears in the 2025 Spring Long Trail News and was written by GMC Director of Conservation Mollie Flanigan. In previous editions I’ve described the process of developing the…

This article appears in the 2025 Spring Long Trail News and was written by GMC Project Coordinator Justin Towers. One of the larger field projects this summer will be structural repairs…

This article appears in the 2025 Spring Long Trail News and was written by thru-hiker, ultrarunner, and LGBTQ advocate Aubri Drake. Watch the recording of Aubri’s 2025 Outdoor Adventure Speaker…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 10, 2025 CONTACT: Chloe Miller, Communications Manager at Green Mountain Club, , 907-632-7405 All-new Long Trail Guide is released to help hikers make the most of…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 2, 2025CONTACT: Chloe Miller, Communications Manager at Green Mountain Club, , 907-632-7405 Waterbury Center, Vermont – Following a particularly snowy winter, a warm stretch and rapid…

Was the latest snowstorm on your bingo card for mud season? Well, it was on ours. Check off boxes as you rack up your mud season experiences and try new…

Trail crews, caretakers, volunteers and contractors finished important trail and structure projects and started others in a field season marked by early rain, summer drought, another historic flood, and one…

The Green Mountain Club invites you to enjoy the scent of fresh lumber, feeling of open space, and beautiful views of the Green Mountains at our new Rothberg-Birdwhistell Visitor Center.…

This article appears in the 2024 Fall Long Trail News and was written by Chloe Miller, GMC’s Communications Manager and Long Trail News editor. After hiking the Long Trail north…

For the final project of the 2024 field season, GMC field staff installed a new moldering privy at Wintturi shelter on the Appalachian Trail in Bridgewater, Vermont. A new moldering…

This article appears in the 2024 Fall Long Trail News and was written by Mollie Flanigan, GMC’s Director of Land Conservation. Thirty-seven years ago the Green Mountain Club undertook a…

This article appears in the 2024 Fall Long Trail News under the title, “Building Bridges: New Forest City Trail Bridge Open to Hikers.” Introduction written by Communications Manager Chloe Miller…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 29, 2024 Media Contacts: Chloe Miller, Green Mountain Club Communication Manager, , (907) 632-7405 Jon Reidel, Middlebury College Director of Media Relations, , 802-443-4208   Middlebury…

This article appears in the 2024 Fall Long Trail News and was written jointly by GMC’s Communications Manager Chloe Miller and Education and Volunteer Coordinator Lorne Currier. When Keegan Tierney,…

This article appears in the 2024 Fall Long Trail News and was written by GMC’s Education and Volunteer Coordinator Lorne Currier. Hey Folks! My name is Lorne Currier, and I’m the Green…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Chloe Miller, Communications Manager at Green Mountain Club, , 907-632-7405 Kathryn Wrigley, Outdoor Recreation Specialist IV, Vermont FPR, , 802-871-0535 GREEN MOUNTAIN CLUB COMPLETES OVERHAUL OF…

This article appears in the 2024 Fall Long Trail News and was written by GMC’s Education and Volunteer Coordinator Lorne Currier. Volunteerism is a long-established essential part of operations in…