Interior Secretary Sally Jewell recently upheld a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decision forbidding a road through federally designated Wilderness in Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. Congress designated Izembek as Wilderness more than three decades ago to conserve important habitat for fish, migratory birds such as the Pacific black Brant, brown bears, salmon and other wildlife. …
In a unique collaboration now in its third year Marmot, together with Grassroots Outdoor Alliance (Grassroots), a buying group of 47 independent specialty retailers with nearly 100 store fronts across the United States, have raised significant funds and awareness for one of the most important environmental organizations in the outdoor industry; The Conservation Alliance. Promoted…
The Chelan-Douglas Land Trust used Conservation Alliance funding for the Wenatchee Foothills Campaign to protect 2,562 acres and establish a foothills trail system that ensures recreational access for future generations of outdoor enthusiasts and conserves wildlife habitat lands. To learn more about the work of the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust, click here.
There has been bipartisan support for protecting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ever since Republican President Dwight Eisenhower led the effort to protect the area in 1960. That tradition continues today as Rep. LoBiondo has signed on to co-sponsor the Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act, which would designate the Arctic Refuge's Coastal Plain as Wilderness. Take…
Conservation Alliance Board Member, and Outreach Committee Chair, Linda Balfour, is featured on the cover of Winter 2014 Chief Marketer. Linda is KEEN Footwear's Director of Brand Marketing and we are fortunate to also have her on the Alliance's Board of Directors. Thank you Linda for all you do for The Conservation Alliance; your efforts are…
Due in large part to the hard work of Conservation Alliance Grantee, Western Rivers Conservancy, Cottonwood State Park, located along Oregon's John Day River, recently opened to the public. This 8,000 acre treasure is rapidly gaining in popularity and has the potential to more than double in size with your help. The BLM is requesting…
It isn't often we hear about lawmakers in Washington working across the aisle to get things done, but in the Senate's Energy and Natural Resource Committee, this is exactly what is happening. U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton (R-CO) joined Colorado's two Democrats in the Senate, Mark Udall (D-CO) and Michael Bennet (D-CO), to praise the Hermosa…
A guest post by Aaron Clark, IMBA Conservation Manager The International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) has been collaborating with the conservation community in Colorado to help re-craft and vet a land protection proposal in Colorado's Central Mountains and more recently on lands in Colorado's Gunnison County. These proposals intend to protect both the wild and…
Twice over the past two weeks, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell has said publicly that if Congress continues to drag its feet on moving broadly-supported legislation to protect wild places on our federal lands, President Obama will step in and designate these areas as national monuments. "If Congress doesn't step up to act, then the President…
Senator Mark Udall (D-CO) is working to protect Colorado's Central Mountains, and it's important that we make our voices heard and show our support of this proposal. The Holy Cross, Tenmile Range and Maroon Bells are the iconic peaks of Colorado's Rocky Mountains. Udall's Central Mountains Outdoor Heritage Act would protect then and nearly 240,000…
