--Aldo Leopold

Those interested in joining the Green Mountain Club may either join as an at-large member or they may join as a section member. Joining a section provides the member with the opportunity to participate in outings, organized trail maintenance, and informal meetings with pot-luck dinners. Section members receive a printed schedule and newsletter of section outings and activities 3 - 4 times per year. Outings mostly involve hiking, biking, canoeing, caving, and cross-country skiing, though other activites pop up from time to time as well. Those interested in becoming a Bennington Section member of the Green Mountain Club may do so online at the official GMC membership page and specify Bennington as the section you wish to be affiliated with. If you prefer, the GMC also provides a printable form if you wish to mail in your payment.

Other sections are: Brattleboro, Bread Loaf (near Middlebury), Burlington, Connecticut, Killington (Rutland area), Laraway (Jeffersonville area), Manchester, Montpelier, New York, Ottauquechee (White River Junction area), Sterling (Stowe area), and Worcester, MA.

Membership Benefits
Membership in The Green Mountain Club is open to all who enjoy the out-of-doors and have a special interest and pride in the mountains and hiking trails of Vermont.

Today, your membership in The Green Mountain Club is an investment in:

• Trail protection through a major land and easement acquisition campaign
• Critical protection of fragile, heavily used natural areas by GMC Summit and Shelter Caretakers
• Trail and shelter maintenance over the 440-mile Long Trail System, including 122 miles of the Appalachian Trail
• Important backcountry recreation management programs in cooperation with federal, state and local agencies and other private, non-profit organizations

Green Mountain Club members receive a subscription to The Long Trail News and discounts on Club publications, including the Long Trail Guide and the Day Hiker's Guide to Vermont. Discounts are also offered on a wide selection of outdoor books and merchandise available through the GMC Bookstore & Pack Basket. And members who wish to may participate in a four season program of activities: hiking, biking, canoeing, cross-country skiing and much more! Go to official Green Mountain Club website.

The Long Trail, with its access, loop and side trails, is the country's oldest long-distance hiking trail and is truly a national treasure. Join the Green Mountain Club today. Your membership is the best way to protect the Long Trail System and the Green Mountains for future generations.