Category: From the Field

  • Spring is here! Can you find it?

    Spring officially started March 20, but warming weather ushers in the real telltale signs of spring. Flowers are blooming and trees are budding. Birds are migrating back to Vermont to breed, or they’re stopping in for food and rest on their way further north. You don’t have to be an expert naturalist to observe these…

  • Codding Hollow Conservation: Celebrating Success after Thirty-Four Years

    The Fall 2020 Codding Hollow property conservation agreement protects one-third of a mile of Long Trail in Johnson and Waterville. You can read more about the protection in this press release. This article was written by GMC Conservation Manager Mollie Flanigan and appears in the Winter 2020 Long Trail News. In September the Green Mountain…

  • Leverage: It’s Not About Size or Strength

    This article was written by Rosalie Sharp, 2019 Long Trail Patrol Leader, and previously appeared in the Fall 2019 Long Trail News. Family and friends typically struggle to understand what I mean when I say I lead trail crews. I’ve found the quickest way to create an image is to tell them something like “My…

  • Problem Bears? Or Problem People?

    Vermont hiking trails have long been perceived as places where you don’t need to worry about bears. People hiked, camped, and cooked and stored food without concern. Times have changed, and with the increase in the black bear population, hiker behavior needs to change too. In recent years we have experienced bear problems at several…