by Becca Olson | May 7, 2025 | Blog
Trail Days 2025: Celebrating Community Along the Divide By: Becca Olson, CDTC Community Engagement Coordinator Another Trail Days is in the books! After months of planning and coordinating with local partners, the weekend seemed to fly by in the blink of an...
by alabert | May 1, 2025 | Blog, Press Releases
Montana Regional Representative Takes Cooperative Approach to Trail Stewardship The Montana section of the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDT) passes through some of the most iconic landscapes of the Rocky Mountain West, from the high peaks and deep valleys...
by alabert | Apr 17, 2025 | Advocacy page, Blog, Press Releases
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...
by alabert | Apr 16, 2025 | Blog, Voices of the CDT
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...
by alabert | Apr 14, 2025 | Press Releases
CDTC Celebrates Reintroduction of the Chaco Cultural Heritage Protection Act The Chaco Canyon Cultural Heritage Protection Act was reintroduced bicamerally on April 10, 2025 by New Mexico Senators Ben Ray Lujan and Martin Heinrich and Representatives Teresa...
by alabert | Apr 8, 2025 | Uncategorized
Sens. Heinrich, Hickenlooper, and Bennet sponsored an amendment to prevent the sale of public lands, which was narrowly rejected by Senate Republicans. GOLDEN, CO (APRIL 8, 2025)— On April 4, Senators Martin Heinrich and John Hickenlooper were joined by Senator...
by Becca Olson | Mar 19, 2025 | Blog, Trail Protection
“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...
by alabert | Mar 18, 2025 | Blog, Voices of the CDT
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...
by Danny Knoll | Mar 6, 2025 | Advocacy page, Blog, Policy
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...
by Becca Olson | Feb 25, 2025 | Blog
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...
