By: Rebecca Gillis Last week, members of The Conservation Alliance community gathered in a landscape as beautiful and meaningful as any – the Dolores River Canyon Country. Our staff, representatives from member companies, grantees, and partners attended our second Advocate Outdoors event to experience the land authentically and engage in meaningful discussions about the landscape…
Today, outdoor recreation businesses applaud the Biden Administration for taking a powerful step to safeguard some of America’s wildest, most biologically and culturally important lands. In today’s action, the Biden Administration has taken steps to permanently protect 28 million acres of some of the most critical lands in Alaska that span from the temperate rainforests…
June 7, 2024 – In celebration of the 118th anniversary of the Antiquities Act, a collective force of over 100 outdoor and outdoor-adjacent businesses from around the country have signed on to the Mobilizing for Monuments Pledge (M4M Pledge), a commitment to safeguarding our public lands through the designation and expansion of national monuments. The…
Secretary Deb Haaland visited the proposed Chuckwalla National Monument on May 18, visiting with tribal leaders, government officials, and local groups. This is an important step toward a national monument designation for Chuckwalla. The Conservation Alliance and Mobilizing for Monuments recently delivered a letter to the Biden Administration and members of Congress signed by over…
By Rebecca Gillis, The Conservation AlliancePhotos Courtesy of: Ben MacAskill From May 13th to May 15th, 2024, The Conservation Alliance welcomed eighteen member companies and grantees to Washington, D.C., for our annual Fly-In. The importance of our Fly-In is two-fold: to amplify the impactful business voices in support of key policies in D.C.; and, to…
(May 2, 2024) Cover Photo: Bob Wick – The Conservation Alliance (TCA) celebrates today the Biden Administration’s announcement of the expansion of California’s Berryessa Snow Mountains and San Gabriel Mountains National Monuments that will protect over 100,000 acres of public lands in California. The Biden Administration’s decision to expand these monuments will not only safeguard…
Recently, I had the privilege of hosting TCA’s inaugural Advocate Outdoors event in the proposed Chuckwalla National Monument. We convened a group of passionate advocates and community leaders from member companies as well as grantee and partner organizations to explore this remarkable landscape and learn about the importance of its protection. The Advocate Outdoors field…
April 18, 2024 – Mobilizing for Monuments, a coalition of more than 80 businesses working to protect outdoor spaces through the designation of national monuments, debuts its short film today, Mobilizing for Monuments Road Trip. The 15 minute film is available to stream on Mobilizing for Monuments. The film follows The Conservation Alliance, Flickr, Rivian…
Written By: Shoren Brown What is corporate advocacy? My colleague Rebecca and I are getting this question from member companies and partners more and more these days. And honestly it seems like everyone has a slightly different definition. Here is our hot take… At The Conservation Alliance, we define advocacy as utilizing the business voice…
National Monuments encompass some of the most inspiring and historical landscapes around the country. Permanently protecting these special spaces bolsters local economies, preserves our natural heritage, increases access to the outdoors, and fosters vibrant communities. In early 2023, The Conservation Alliance brought together a coalition of businesses to call for the designation and expansion of…
