Walking the Great Divide on Rocky Mountain PBS

Mark Flagler's incredible documentary about the CDT is airing Sunday, July 19th at 6pm. Part 2 airs Sunday, July 20th at 6pm. The program will air on PBS stations nationwide, check your local listings for information.

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CDTA Seeks New Mexico Field Program Coordinator

Based in Northern New Mexico, this position will have the responsibility of assisting with the organization's programs to assure excellent maintenance, management and protection of the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDNST). They will serve to implement the cooperative projects of the agencies and volunteers, and partner organizations responsible for the CDNST experience as established through the National Trail System Act and the history and traditions of the Trail. The NM Field Program Coordinator utilizes both office and field time to accomplish tasks with extensive travel for long periods of time throughout the state, especially from April to September.

Learn more here:

http://www.cdtrail.org/page.php?pname=cdta/jobs/permanent

Mapping the King of Trails

A landmark three year extensive mapping and information-gathering project by CDTA and the U.S. Forest Service is underway!

The Problem:
A lack of accurate CDT information with hundreds of miles of Trail changes since the last guidebook series was published.

The Solution:
Capture an accurate “center-line” for the Trail that will be used for detailed Geographic Information Systems (GIS) applications and the creation of public information materials.

CDTA has hired Jerry Brown, a veteran GIS expert who has previously mapped the 500 mile-long Colorado Trail, to lead this effort. CDTA Youth Corps members will assist by collecting a wide variety of access data, including trail services.

The data collected will then be made available to the general public, with up-to-date Trail information, GPS coordinates and CDT maps.

Track Jerry Brown and the Youth Corps team members as they hike through the Gila National Forest in New Mexico!

http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0zvaIf60uRC9EUARb0EBr1hrS5GcFdMLt
(updated every 10 minutes)

Read CDTA's press release on the project.

CDTA Announces Trails Conference Scholarship Program

By inspiring young people through the vast network of the more than 40,000 miles of National Trails, the Continental Divide Trail Alliance, the Partnership for the National Trails System and the Interagency Council on Trails will elevate the voice of youth and create a new generation of conservation leaders and public lands stewards.

The youth initiative scholarship program is designed to bring up to 40 young people ages 18-25 to the 12th Conference on National and Historic Trails being held July 12-15, 2009 in Missoula, Montana.

This youth initiative program is being generously funded by federal land manager partners including the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service and Federal Highway Administration,

The 12th Conference will launch the Decade for the National Trails, a plan to raise awareness and increase completion and protection of the National Trail System before its 50th anniversary in 2018. The conference will feature presentations, workshops, and field trips to bring numerous stakeholders together and expand the Trail community.

A major focus will be the involvement of youth in our National Historic and Scenic Trails. The scholarship recipients and other young people in attendance will inform the discussion by describing their experience with Trails and inform ways to increase youth leadership roles. They will be invited to assist in the development and launch of a Youth National Trails Council to expand ways in which the trails reach out to young adults nationwide. The Conference will also offer a Youth Mentorship Program matching youth participants (ages 18-25) with more experienced members of the National Trails community.

Youth initiative scholarship applications are available for download on our homepage.