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Sheila Selden

Green Mountain Club Manchester Section Trail Work Day

Do you hike in the Manchester area? Come help members of the Green Mountain Club Manchester Section with their trail workday. We will meet at 8 am at the Mad Tom Notch Long Trail parking lot in Peru on Saturday… Continue Reading →

Tips for Safely Viewing a Solar Eclipse

NASA recommends protective eclipse glasses be International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 12312-2 certified. If you are within the small 115-mile path where a total eclipse of the sun occurs, it is relatively safe to look directly at the moon during… Continue Reading →

Beware! Solar Energy Can Harm Your Eyes

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Viewing a solar eclipse without proper precautions or eye protection can be dangerous to the retina, the light-sensing tissue of the eye, potentially causing permanent blurred vision and/or blind spots (Figure 2). Solar retinopathy is a condition that occurs when… Continue Reading →

Total Solar Ecipse

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The total solar eclipse is coming right up in northern Vermont! Protect yourselves andVermont’s beautiful natural spaces: use caution and avoid the mountains on eclipse day. Stay safe, stay in town: Early April means unpredictable, variable weather in Vermont. Hikingtrails and… Continue Reading →

Mud Season

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The weather this time of year changes so much it gives us whiplash! It may be clear and warmone day, then freezing and snowing the next. The varying conditions we’ve seen throughout themild winter – fewer and shorter periods of… Continue Reading →

Trail Work Talk at Manchester Community Library

The Green Mountain Club was founded in 1910 with one goal: to build a long-distance hiking trail that spans the length of Vermont’s mountains — The Long Trail. Over the years, the Green Mountain Club has evolved and now maintains… Continue Reading →

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