Green Mountain Club 115th Annual Meeting

The Green Mountain Club invites you to join our 115th Annual Meeting at GMC Headquarters in Waterbury Center. We hope members will join us as we conduct club business, discuss the past year's work, and discuss plans for the current year ahead. There will be group hikes led by GMC volunteers after lunch. Details to follow; sign-up will happen on site.

Business Meeting Agenda

9:00 a.m. to 9:05 — Call to order and welcome by GMC President Nancy McClellan
9:05 to 9:10 — Secretary’s Report
9:10 to 9:20 — Treasurer’s Report
9:20 to 9:30 — President’s Report by Nancy McClellan
9:30 to 9:40 — Executive Director’s Report by Michael DeBonis
9:40 to 10:00 — President’s Awards
10:00 to 10:10 — Break
10:10-11:10 — GMC updates round robin: Trail Projects, Land Conservation, Volunteer Education and Training
11:15 to 11:50 — Nominating Committee Report
11:50 to 12:00 — New Business
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 — Adjourn for Lunch (provided by GMC)
GMC Board of Directors meeting
Tour of the new Rothberg Birdwhistell Visitor Center
1:00 to 4:00 — Hikes/Outings

Barnes Camp Loop, 1.3 miles, Easy/Moderate.  This begins on the Barnes Camp boardwalk into a beaver pond and then is a short loop in Smugglers' Notch.

Cotton Brook Road, 7-8 miles, Easy/Moderate, 600-800 ft elevation gain. Hike on Cotton Brook Road off Moscow Road, which is an old dirt road, upgraded with gravel. Pass Fosters Trail (closed since the landslide in May 2019), a view of the devastation due to the landslide, an old apple orchard, and two sites with stone foundations.

Duxbury Window, 3.2 miles, Moderate/Difficult. Hike on the Long Trail South to a beautiful overlook of the Winooski River Valley with views of the Worcester Range

Sterling Pond, 2.8 miles, Moderate/Difficult. Take this short but steep hike up to Sterling Pond, a high-elevation, fragile pond with great views.

Stowe Pinnacle, 3.6 miles. Moderate/Difficult. This has a moderate climb to a rocky crag with views of Stowe and the northern Green Mountains.

Lake Mansfield Trail to Taylor Lodge, 3.2 miles, Moderate. Moderate hike past scenic waterfalls and a view of Nebraska Notch.

Trail Maintenance Workshop – 1 miles, Moderate. Learn the basics of hiking trail maintenance along the Monroe Trail with Lorne Currier, GMC's Volunteer Coordinator.

Valcour Bog Walk - Easy/Moderate. Take a walk with former state botanist Bob Popp through the Valcour Bog to identify and discuss local flora and fauna.