Looking Back to Look Forward | Preparing for Hike the Hill 2026
By Claire Cutler, CDTC Trail Policy Specialist As we approach the end of 2025, CDTC’s policy team is turning our attention to preparing for Hike the Hill 2026, when CDTC staff members will head to Washington DC for a week of advocating for the CDT, trails, and public...
Information for the National Defense Area & CDT Southern Terminus
The NDA: What you need to know In April of 2025, the US Department of the Interior transferred control of over 100,000 acres of land along the US-Mexico border in New Mexico to the US Army for three years for the purported purpose of establishing control of the...
CDT Action Alert: Speak Up for Roadless Forests
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) officially initiated the process of repealing the Roadless Rule today. The USDA has opened a public comment period about its proposal to revoke the Roadless Rule. This would remove protections from 45 million acres of national...
CDTC Advocacy Update: What We’re Watching – July 2025
As public lands face unprecedented changes and challenges along the CDT and across the country, CDTC’s Advocacy & Policy team will share periodic updates about the bills, Executive Orders, and other actions that we’re tracking. Keep an eye out for these updates to...