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How an Adventurous Schoolteacher in the Washington Backcountry Launched the Pacific Crest Trail
New investigations bring the trail’s originator, Catherine Montgomery, into focus nearly a century later.
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Leaders from Glaciated Regions Highlight Importance of Women, Youth, and Indigenous Peoples at COP26
They discussed adaptation strategies for mountain regions.
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In Virtual Exchange, Women Organizers Share Challenges and Successes From COVID Frontlines
Throughout the spring, grassroots women peacebuilders will meet online to discuss how they’re helping to build resilience in their communities.
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Alumni Spotlight: Pooja Chawda, Decarbonizing the Future by Cultivating Interconnectedness
Her degree in Sustainability Manage helps her to fuse policy with environment and social justice.

AGU25, the premier Earth and space science conference, takes place December 15-19, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. This year’s theme—Where Science Connects Us—puts in focus how science depends on connection, from the lab to the field to the ballot box. Once again, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and Columbia Climate School scientists, experts, students, and educators are playing an active role, sharing our research and helping shape the future of our planet. #AGU25 Learn More





