Stories about 'green mountain club' from the Welcome to the VPR Archive

Club Raising Funds For Long Trail Bridge

By VPR | February 4, 2013

Vermont’s Green Mountain Club is working on a new route for the Long Trail, the long-distance hiking trail.

Stewards Of The Long Trail Face Challenges

By Steve Zind, Ric Cengeri | August 29, 2012

Green Mountain Club Executive Director Will Wiquist talks about this summer’s hiking season and the challenges facing the club in the future.

What Polling Tells Us About Elections

By Jane Lindholm | August 29, 2012

Following Vermont’s primary election, we look at the results and methodology of recent polling, hear about the challenges faced by the Green Mountain Club and we get an encore lesson on auctioneering.

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Vt. Hiking Season Starts This Weekend

By VPR | May 25, 2012

Hikers who head out over this long holiday weekend to the Long Trail will find some sections rerouted around Tropical Storm Irene damage. The storm’s floods washed out sections of the trail and also destroyed bridges.

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GMC Drops Appeal Of Wind Project

By VPR | March 26, 2012

The Green Mountain Club has withdrawn an appeal of the Deerfield Wind project.

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Green Mountain Club Has New Wood Heating System

By VPR | November 21, 2011

The Green Mountain Club has a new wood-burning heat and hot water system on a building at its Waterbury Center headquarters.

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Green Mountain Club Opens New Trail In Avery’s Gore

By VPR | July 13, 2011

The Green Mountain Club has broken ground on a major new hiking trail in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom.

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Wiquist Named Head Of Green Mountain Club

By VPR | April 19, 2011

The Green Mountain Club has a new boss. Will Wiquist, former press secretary to Sen. Bernie Sanders, was named executive director for the club on Monday.

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Green Mountain Club Raises Concerns Over Wind Project

By John Dillon | September 13, 2010

The Green Mountain Club is concerned that a large wind power project proposed for Lowell Mountain could affect the back-country experience for hikers on the trail.

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The Future Of The Long Trail

By Jane Lindholm | July 26, 2010

We talk with Green Mountain Club’s Executive Director about the challenges of preserving the Long Trail experience. We also hear from two "End-to-End Mentors" with advice about hiking the trail’s length. And we’ll discover about the pleasures of day-hiking the Long Trail.