Cows, Chainsaws, and Storms: GAOA Crew Report from Carson National Forest
The Great American Outdoors Act put real money behind the maintenance backlog on America’s public lands. In 2025, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) CDT Program received $4.8 million through the National Parks and Public Lands Legacy Restoration Fund for deferred...
From Brushing to Blowdowns: Our GAOA Crew’s June in Santa Fe National Forest
By Scott Neumeier and Mathias Klingemann, CDTC GAOA Trail Crew After two dry, dusty weeks in the Gila, our Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) trail crew at the Continental Divide Trail Coalition (CDTC) packed up and traded the desert for the greener pastures of the...
GAOA Trail Crew Completes 24 Miles of Maintenance on the Gila National Forest
This May, the Continental Divide Trail Coalition (CDTC) reached an exciting milestone: our first-ever trail crew funded through the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) hit the trail on the Gila National Forest. After two weeks of training and orientation, the...
What Is the Continental Divide? A Complete Guide + Map
The Continental Divide is the ridge of high ground — mostly along the crest of the Rocky Mountains — that decides which ocean a raindrop reaches. Water that falls west of the Divide drains toward the Pacific Ocean; water that falls east of it flows toward the Atlantic...