WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 17, 2025) – The Continental Divide Trail Completion Act was reintroduced bicamerally last week, sponsored by Senators Martin Heinrich (NM) and Steve Daines (MT) and Representatives Joe Neguse (CO) and Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM). The bill...
Discovery and the Next Generation of Stewards By Audra Labert, CDTC Director of Communications Volunteers and local natural resources staff stood by as two busloads of seventh graders unloaded at a trailhead outside of Helena, Montana. Snow and ice crunched...
“Trail Work is a Bottomless Pit” – Why Volunteering is More Important than Ever By Michael McDaniel I CDTC Technical Field Specialist “Trail work is a bottomless pit.” It was a joke first introduced to me years ago during a training, in which...
Highlights from the Highlands | On the Trail for Pete Sorini Day By Jen Ambrose (she/her) and Ryan Victor (he/him) The sun was shining at southwest Montana’s Highland Trailhead on June 8 – good news for us and the dozen or so other volunteers who’d gathered for...
View from The Hill: CDTC Congressional Update by Claire Cutler | CDTC Trail Policy Specialist Three CDTC staff members headed to Washington, D.C. last week to participate in Hike the Hill, a joint effort between the American Hiking Society and Partnership for...
CDT in Winter: A Colorado Adventure By Jaime Jennings, CDTC Office Manager and Bookkeeper Newsflash: The CDT isn’t just for summertime thru-hikes! While many hikers take on the Continental Divide Trail during the warmer months, this 3,100-mile scenic trail...