The Green Mountain Club hosts events, workshops, and occasional community outings. Check the upcoming schedule below for introduction to hiking workshops, panels from experienced thru-hikers, Wilderness First Aid training, trail maintenance training, and more. Check the calendar of events and outings to see what the volunteer sections have planned. We host both in-person and virtual events.
Find recorded sessions below, or on YouTube.
Paved Paradise: Highways, Wildlife Crossings and the Future of our Roaded Planet
Thursday, January 30, 2025 | 7-8 p.m.
Zoom
Some 40 million miles of roadways encircle the earth, yet we tend to regard them only as infrastructure for human convenience. They’re practically invisible to us, but wild animals experience them as migration and mating disruptors and deadly habitat dividers. Today road ecologists are seeking innovative solutions to combat the destruction our human infrastructure causes. Ben Goldfarb, author of the award-winning book Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet, will discuss the ecological harms wrought by transportation and the movement to redress them — and how we can create a better, safer world for all living beings.
48 by 4: Hiking New Hampshire’s Highest Peaks with a Toddler
Thursday, February 13, 2025 | 6:30-8 p.m.
Green Mountain Club Meeting Hall, Waterbury Center
Four-year-old Lydia Pearson has been hiking since before she could walk, riding along in a carrier with ultrarunner mom Whitney. As soon as she could walk on her own two feet, she started summiting some of New Hampshire’s highest peaks. In June 2024, she became the youngest known hiker to complete the NH48, 48 peaks above 4,000 feet. Lydia completed all the summits over 35 hikes in less than a year, with mom carrying her little sister at her side. Lydia’s mom Whitney will share stories from their hikes together, how she got her kids to enjoy hiking, and what’s next for her trekking family.
How to Love a Forest: The Surprising Story of Vermont’s Forests and What it Means to Care For Them
Thursday, February 20, 2025 | 7-8 p.m.
Shelburne Old Town Hall at the Shelburne Pierson Library
Join GMC’s Burlington Section and Ethan Tapper for night of stories and insights from his time as a forester, author, birder, naturalist, digital creator, and musician. Ethan Tapper served as Chittenden County Forester for the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation from 2016 – 2024, and is now a forestry consultant and author of the book “How to Love a Forest.” He manages his own patch of forest in Bolton, which he bought in 2017 and has been working to rehabilitate ever since. This talk will cover different topics than his popular ongoing book tour, so be sure to tune in even if you’ve attended another recent event.
Vermont’s Climate and Adapting to a Changing Future
Green Mountain Club Meeting Hall, Waterbury Center
No More Pits: A New Era of Waste Management on the Long Trail
Thursday, March 6, 2025 | 6:30-8 p.m.
Green Mountain Club Meeting Hall, Waterbury Center
Pit privies are gross. Dig a hole, poop in it until it fills up, cover, repeat. So it is a grand accomplishment, and also a relief, to have finally decommissioned the last pit privy on the Long Trail System in 2024. How did GMC make it to this point, and what still lies ahead? In this presentation, Field Coordinator Nigel Bates will discuss the past, present, and future of waste management on the Long Trail.
Wilderness First Aid
Saturday, March 8 – Sunday, March 9, 2025 | 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Green Mountain Club Meeting Hall, Waterbury Center
This sixteen-hour, hands-on course will prepare you for backcountry medical emergencies. The focus is on the prevention, recognition, and treatment of injuries and illnesses. Wilderness First Aid (WFA) certification or SOLO Wilderness First Responder (WFR) recertification is provided upon completion.
Setting the Overall Speed Record on the Appalachian Trail
Thursday, March 13, 2025 | 7-8 p.m.
Zoom
On September 21, 2024, ultrarunner Tara Dower set a new overall speed record on the Appalachian Trail, raising the bar and resetting expectations for what’s humanly possible with a time of 40 days, 18 hours, and 5 minutes. With the help of her support crew, Tara became the fastest person ever to complete the 2,189 mile long trail, lowering the previous record by 13 hours. Join Tara and the Green Mountain Club as she shares stories from her record-breaking experience and such a feat means to her and for women in endurance sports.
Recordings of Recent Events
Wide, Open Spaces: Why Trails and the Outdoors are Vital Places for Processing our Hardest Emotions
Thursday, January 23, 2024 |Green Mountain Club Meeting Hall
The Triple Tiara: Thru-hiking the Long Trail, Colorado Trail, & Nüümü Poyo
Thursday, January 16, 2025 | Green Mountain Club Meeting Hall
The History of the VT Civilian Conservation Corps
Thursday, January 11, 2024 | Zoom
Long Trail End-to-Ender’s Panel
Friday, May 5, 2023 | 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. | Zoom
Hiking 101 (Online)
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 | 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.| Zoom
Airplane Crashes Along the Long Trail in Vermont
Thursday, March 2 | 7 p.m. – 8 p.m.| Zoom
The ‘American Alps’ in Washington’s North Cascades (Online)
Thursday, February 16 | 7 p.m. – 8 p.m.| Zoom
A Woman Alone in the Woods at Night (Online)
Thursday, January 26 | 7 p.m. – 8 p.m.| Zoom
Secrets of Aging Well: Why Hiking is the Closest Thing We Have To The Fountain of Youth (Online)
Thursday, January 19 | 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. | Zoom
Introduction to Winter Hiking
December 16, 2022 | 5:30pm – 6:30pm | Zoom
The Art of Race and Leadership with Melody Walker Mackin
June 10, 2022 | 7pm – 8 pm | Zoom
Long Trail End-to-Ender Panel
May 6, 2022 | 6pm | Zoom
The Long Trail End-to-Ender Panel is an informative Q&A, show-and-tell style panel intended for folks to learn about backpacking in Vermont from experienced Long Trail Thru-Hikers. Wondering about the best lightweight tent or how to not get bored with PB&J’s? Sign up to learn the ins and outs of a long-distance hike and get answers to all your questions about food, equipment, and planning.
Backpacking 101 Webinar
April 18, 2022 | 6pm | Zoom
“No Other Lake” Short Film – Sneak Preview
March 17, 2022 | Zoom
In Search of Imaginary Peaks: The Riesenstein Hoax and Other Mountain Dreams
March 10, 2022 | Zoom
The Northeast Kingdom Meets the American Southwest
March 3, 2022 | Zoom
Breaking it down to build it back: A story of rediscovery in the outdoors
February 3, 2022 | Zoom
Moving Mountains: Overcoming obstacles in 2022 and beyond
January 27, 2022 | Zoom
Long Trail Family Thru-Hike
January 20, 2022 | Zoom
Join Matt Krebs and his three children, Charlie (16), Ruth (14) and Joe (8), as they share the challenges and joys of thru-hiking the Long Trail together.
This presentation is part of the 30th annual James P. Taylor Outdoor Adventure Series — bringing adventures to you through stories, photographs, and videos. It is sponsored by Sunset Lake CBD.
Arizona: Day Hikes and Other Adventures
January 13, 2022 | Zoom
Long time Green Mountain Club volunteers, Rich and Sheri Larsen share photos and stories from their adventures in Arizona. Enjoy this presentation and the beautiful imagery.
This presentation is part of the 30th annual James P. Taylor Outdoor Adventure Series — bringing adventures to you through stories, photographs, and videos. It is sponsored by 802 Cars.
Crosscut: A Trail Builder’s Memoir
January 6, 2022 | Zoom
Author, poet, trail builder, and professor Sean Prentiss shares stories and poems from his memoir Crosscut: Poems, inspired by his time leading trail crews for the Northwest Youth Corps.
This presentation is part of the 30th annual James P. Taylor Outdoor Adventure Series — bringing adventures to you through stories, photographs, and videos. It is sponsored by Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel.
