{"id":7352,"date":"2018-01-31T16:26:04","date_gmt":"2018-01-31T22:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/?p=7352"},"modified":"2019-05-18T07:43:47","modified_gmt":"2019-05-18T12:43:47","slug":"continental-divide-nst-2017-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/continental-divide-nst-2017-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"Continental Divide NST 2017 Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Continental Divide Trail Coalition (CDTC)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Continental Divide Trail Society (CDTS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>OUTREACH<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Documentation \u2014 CDTC developed new strip maps, planning guide, brochure, wall map.<\/li>\n<li>Trail Communities \u2014 CDTC developed a business survey and toolkit; Lincoln, MT became CDTC\u2019s first Gateway Community in Montana and now there is a designated community in every CDT State.<\/li>\n<li>Signage \u2014 CDTC launched the \u201cBlaze the CDT\u201d campaign by supporting Youth Corps programs; switched from plastic to aluminum signs.<\/li>\n<li>Youth \u2014 CDTC began working with cityWILD and Denver ELK youth programs.<\/li>\n<li>Biodiversity \u2014 CDTC supported thru-hiker who documented over 650 unique plant, insect, and animal species along the CDT for biodiversity survey.<\/li>\n<li>Trail Adopter Training \u2014 CDTC partnered with Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado to develop and adopt curriculum, program, and online map; trained over 25 new Trail Adopters for 500 miles.<\/li>\n<li>Website \u2014 CDTS extensively revised its website.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>PROTECTION<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Documentation \u2014 CDTC developed an optimal location review process document and marking guide to train volunteers.<\/li>\n<li>Agency Review \u2014 CDTS reviewed agency activities, such as forest land management plan revisions.<\/li>\n<li>Preservation \u2014 CDTS helped national forest classify ten miles adjacent to the Scapegoat Wilderness for foot and stock use only; working to prevent helicopter-supported skiing operations near trail in Colorado.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>CAPACITY<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Partners \u2014 CDTC enlisted new partners to help drive membership.<br \/>\nStrategic Plan \u2014 CDTC completed its first strategic plan for 2017-2019.<br \/>\nCooperation Agreement \u2014 CDTS implemented the 2015 agreement with the CDTC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Unless otherwise indicated, all material in Pathways Across America is public domain. All views expressed herein are perspectives of individuals working on behalf of the National Trails System and do not necessarily represent the viewpoint of the Federal agencies.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Continental Divide Trail Coalition (CDTC) Continental Divide Trail Society (CDTS) OUTREACH Documentation \u2014 CDTC developed new strip maps, planning guide, brochure, wall map. Trail Communities \u2014 CDTC developed a business survey and toolkit; Lincoln, MT became CDTC\u2019s first Gateway Community in Montana and now there&hellip; <\/p>\n<div class=\"button right\"><a class=\"button more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/continental-divide-nst-2017-highlights\/\">more &raquo;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":742,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[259,258,255,257,256,251,172],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7352"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/742"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7352"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7352\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}