OTHER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENTS

Latino Conservation Week 2022

CDTC participated in a series of 5 events for Latino Conservation Week in partnership with the Hispanic Access Foundation, including a family picnic and overnight all-girls float trip! “As a Latina-led conservation organization, CDTC celebrates the intersectional power that can affect real change in our communities and landscapes, and we are grateful for every opportunity to help support connections between the people of the Continental Divide and its greenspaces and waters.”

-Teresa Martinez, Executive Director of CDTC

3rd Annual Gateway Community Summit

We hosted the 3rd annual Gateway Community Summit for communities throughout the Rocky Mountain West. The 2-day virtual summit provided conversations and trainings on ways communities can contribute to and benefit from the completion, promotion and protection of the Continental Divide Trail.

Pride on the Divide

2022 marked the inaugural Pride on the Divide! Throughout the month of June, CDTC celebrated the LGBTQIA2S* members of the Divide and trail community. CDTC participated in celebrations trail wide and designed celebratory stickers.

Indigenous Youth Hiking Group

In 2022, CDTC launched the first Indigenous Youth Hiking Group in partnership with the Pueblo of Acoma and El Malpais National Monument. Throughout the 4-week series, Acoma youth learned about ancestral significance of the landscape, Leave No Trace principles, and conducted a public ‘Indigenous Star Stories’ event in connection with the Monument’s Dark Sky Initiative. As we look to 2023, CDTC hopes to expand this program to the Zuni Pueblo as well.

Connecting Across the Continent

The Connecting Across the Continent (CATC) Report was created to provide the CDT as an anchor for bold, innovative landscape conservation outlined in the Biden administration’s America the Beautiful initiative. The CATC Report highlights the natural features like the remoteness and biodiversity along the divide, the need for inclusive consultation in addressing access and representation, and offers the success of the cooperative stewardship on the CDT as a model for future conservation efforts. Read the report at: bit.ly/cdtc-catc