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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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This article appears in the 2024 Summer Long Trail News, written by GMC Communications Manager Chloe Miller with contributions from Volunteer and Education Coordinator Lorne Currier. “STOP WITH THE STICKS!!!!”…
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Growing up in the Mid-Atlantic, the concept of mud season was unknown to me before becoming interested in hiking the Long Trail. When I moved to Vermont at the start…
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This year marks the completion of a three-year backcountry construction boom at the Green Mountain Club. Paid crews and volunteers finished five new shelters, more than in any year since…
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Keegan Tierney The 2023 field season is behind us, and whew, it was a doozy. Through it all, a group of rugged, committed staff members persevered to complete a huge amount of work, keeping…
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Earlier this hiking season, Vermont State Parks partnered with the National Weather Service’s Burlington office to raise awareness of the detailed recreation and mountain point forecasts the agency produces daily.…
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Dogs make awesome hiking companions, but similarly to humans preparing for hikes, dogs have many considerations to take into account too. This can include things like ability, preparedness, trail etiquette,…
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This post was first written on August 5, 2021 by Angie Hilsman and was updated with additional information on June 27, 2023 by Lily LaRegina. State botanist Bob Popp kneels…
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This post was first written on August 5, 2021 by Angie Hilsman and was updated with additional information on June 27, 2023 by Lily LaRegina. State botanist Bob Popp kneels…
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This article previously appeared in the Spring 2023 Long Trail News under the headline “Alpine Steward Discovers Rare Plant on Mount Mansfield’s Summit.” It was written by Liam Ebner. Alpine zones,…
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This article previously appeared in the Winter 2022 Long Trail News, under the headline “Decentering Whiteness in Hiking,” and was written by Mardi Fuller. Join Mardi on Wednesday, February 22,…
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Winter hiking can be glorious, but intimidating to get started. Below, we answer your frequently asked questions about winter hiking. What’s so great about hiking in the winter anyway? Hikers…
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The Long Trail News is GMC’s membership magazine. In 2022 the magazine celebrated its Centennial with a special edition examining the past, present, and future of the magazine. Here, we…
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This post was written by Anna Gardner in August 2022. Crew continued work on Burrows every week until October 14, 2022, for a total of 128+ work sites. Tens of…