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What the Green Mountain Club wants you to know about hiking this summer

Vermont Public File
The summer hiking season has officially begun, and the Green Mountain Club is always looking for volunteers to help maintain its hiking trails.

The summer hiking season has officially started. So we thought it would be a good time to check in with the Green Mountain Club, the founder and maintainer of the Long Trail, which spans the state.

Trails that were closed for mud season are now open again for recreation, although trail managers warn that climate change means muddy conditions and erosion can happen any time of year.

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Broadcast at noon Tuesday, June 13, 2023; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

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Mikaela Lefrak is the host and senior producer of Vermont Edition. Her stories have aired nationally on Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, Marketplace, The World and Here & Now. A seasoned local reporter, Mikaela has won two regional Edward R. Murrow awards and a Public Media Journalists Association award for her work.
Tedra worked on Vermont Edition as a producer and editor from 2022 to 2024.