(July 13, 2026) – President Trump has signed Executive Orders shrinking the boundaries of Bears Ears National Monument and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. This comes just weeks after an expedited effort to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn Grand Staircase-Escalante’s management plan failed in Congress. The Trump Administration launched a similar attack in 2017….
Summer is our favorite time of year – when our community gathers at various events across the country. Between all of the industry gatherings and trade shows, we’re stoked to see so many of our brands and partners in person in the coming weeks. Being in community inspires us to continue advocating for the ongoing…
The TCA team and 29 representatives from 23 TCA member companies just wrapped up our annual D.C. Fly-In and we’re returning invigorated by the energy our community brought to this year’s event. The Fly-In is always a memorable and impactful week, but with our outdoor spaces facing threats like never before, it was critical that…
By Drew Simmons As the oldest long-distance hiking trail in the country, the Long Trail attracts thousands of hikers each year to travel the spine of Vermont’s Green Mountains from Massachusetts to the Canadian border. Along the way, it takes the high route past hill farms, over renowned ski communities, and into the rugged stretches…
By David Añorga Cook After 60 years, the fish have already come home. Following nearly a decade of partnership, the Columbia Land Trust and the Cowlitz Indian Tribe removed the aging Kwoneesum Dam—reopening a stretch of river that salmon and steelhead had been unable to reach for generations. The dam sat in the watershed of the Washougal…
The Conservation Alliance continues to grow with the addition of five new member companies over the last several months. These businesses represent a range of industries, from global outdoor footwear and technical gear to purpose-driven travel and community-building brands, all united by a shared commitment to protecting land and water. TCA members strengthen conservation through…
(April 16, 2026) – House Joint Resolution 140, introduced by Rep. Stauber (R-MN-08), which passed through the House on January 21st, has now also passed through the Senate. The resolution invokes unprecedented use of the Congressional Review Act to overturn the 20-year Public Land Order formalizing a mineral withdrawal in the headwaters of the Boundary…
(April 8, 2026) – Following the March 31 announcement that the U.S. Forest Service headquarters will move from Washington, D.C., to Salt Lake City, Utah, The Conservation Alliance members and Brands for Public Lands participants made the following statement: As businesses that rely on well-managed, accessible public lands, we expect the U.S. Forest Service to adhere to its legally mandated mission: ‘to…
The year has already been off to a busy start for our work here at The Conservation Alliance. We kicked the year off by announcing our newest slate of Confluence Grantees, which marks our fifth year of the Confluence Program. We also recently launched our 2026 Member Collective Grant cycle and our 2026 Business Advocacy…
(March 4, 2026) – The business community is speaking out following today’s introduction of a joint resolution by Senator Mike Lee and Congresswoman Celeste Maloy, alongside the remaining members of Utah’s congressional delegation, to overturn the Biden administration’s Resource Management Plan for the Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument. The Conservation Alliance, which represents approximately 200 businesses…
