Check out Green Mountain Club’s Outdoor Adventure Speaker Series
February 22, 2025 | By Waterbury Roundabout 
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The Green Mountain Club’s annual Outdoor Adventure Speaker Series is under way on Thursday nights with speakers who are authors, athletes, scientists, advocates, and outdoor professionals.
The community is invited to attend these free events or check out recordings from the events on the club’s website. Upcoming programs are:
Feb. 27: Vermont’s Climate and Adapting to a Changing Future
UVM Professor Lesley-Ann L. Dupigny-Giroux. Courtesy photo
Lesley-Ann L. Dupigny-Giroux, PhD, is a University of Vermont Distinguished Professor of Climatology in the Department of Geography & Geosciences, the Vermont State Climatologist since 1997, and was president of the American Association of State Climatologists 2020-2022. An applied climatologist by training, Dupigny-Giroux’s research interests touch on topics including hydroclimatic natural hazards and climate literacy, climate services, geospatial climate and land-surface processes, all within the context of our changing climate.
She is an expert in floods, droughts and severe weather and the ways in which these affect the landscape and peoples of Vermont and the Northeastern U.S.
She is scheduled to speak Thursday, Feb. 27, 7-8 p.m., in the Green Mountain Club Meeting Hall, Rt. 100, Waterbury Center.
March 6: No More Pits - A New Era of Long Trail Waste Management
Pit toilet in the forest. Green Mt. Club photo
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 the Green Mountain Club 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.
Thursday, March 6, 6:30-8 p.m., in the Green Mountain Club Meeting Hall, Rt. 100, Waterbury Center.
March 13: Setting the Overall Speed Record on the Appalachian Trail
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, Dower became the fastest person ever to complete the 2,189-mi. trail, slashing the previous record by 13 hours.
Dower visits with the Green Mountain Club community to share stories from her record-breaking experience and discuss what such a feat means to her and for women in endurance sports.
This event will be held via Zoom on Thursday, March 13, 7-8 p.m.
Find more details and registration links on the club’s website here. Recordings of past speaker events are posted there as well.