We have identified four campaigns that we’ll be giving heightened attention through 2020. These four priorities would protect and defend wild places in Alaska, Montana, Utah, and Colorado. We chose these priorities with guidance from our Board Advocacy Committee and based on a variety of factors such as conservation significance, political viability, and proximity to Conservation Alliance member companies.
The Conservation Alliance enthusiastically endorses the Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act and looks forward to working with the entire Montana delegation to protect this important watershed this Congress.
Four longtime Conservation Alliance priorities continued their journey through the congressional process today with a hearing in the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Restoring protections for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is important to a majority of Americans. We want to take solace in the fact that there exists at least one significant place where we didn’t let greed destroy the wild. Where wildlife roams free and man is but a visitor. It is about much more to the Gwich’in.
On July 7th Senator Jon Tester of Montana reintroduced the Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act, a bi-partisan, Montana-made bill that will protect the headwaters of the storied Blackfoot River. For over a decade, longtime Conservation Alliance grantee, Montana Wilderness Association (MWA), has been working with a diverse coalition of stakeholders to secure protections for this landscape.
Fifty-two Conservation Alliance member companies from across the United States and Canada joined us a letter to Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue, urging him to uphold the National Roadless Area Conservation Rule (Roadless Rule). The letter was sent to the Secretary and his team at the United States Department of Agriculture as attempts to dismantle the Roadless Rule heat up.
HR 1146 – the Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act – was introduced in February of 2019 by Congressman Huffman (CA-2) and today it has the support of 179 cosponsors from 34 states! Best news? It is moving quickly through the legislative process.
A wonky, lesser-known conservation tool is at risk: The Roadless Rule.
Trout Unlimited – Alaska has mounted a years-long effort to ensure Bristol Bay’s prolific salmon runs are protected and the powerhouse recreational fishing economy is maintained and preserved.
Peak Design is a design company crafting products that keep gear organized, protected, and accessible. The brand has been enthusiastic members of The Conservation Alliance since 2016. Peak’s purpose is to create happy, meaningful lives for the people that work there and one such employee is Annie Nyborg, Director of Sustainability. For the last two years we’ve…
